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Acupuncture and Nausea/Vomiting in Pediatric Patients

NCT01417741 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 164

Last updated 2019-08-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of intraoperative P6 acupuncture plus standard therapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. 200 children will be randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group.

1. Treatment Group: Standard anti-emetic therapy plus bilateral P6 acupuncture after the induction of anesthesia
2. Control Group: Standard anti-emetic therapy only

This study will monitor nausea, retching, and vomiting events both directly after the surgery as well as the next day via a follow-up phone call to the parents of the study participant.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Vomiting and Nausea

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture Needle

A small 1.8 mm needle to be placed in the P6 acupuncture point on the wrist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Angela Kendrick, MD · Oregon Health and Science University

  • Christine Martin, MD · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
9 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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