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Utility of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Ambulatory Surgery

NCT01442012 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 270

Last updated 2012-10-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To evaluate the Utility of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) in Ambulatory Surgery.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

OTHER

Ear seeds

The investigators will use ear seeds to stimulate acupuncture points. The seeds will be applied when the patients are in the preoperative room. After the patients have been discharged, they will need to stimulate these points every eight hours for five minutes, and every time they have nausea and/or vomiting during the first three postoperative days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Group G-6

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • PAULA ORTIZ LUCAS, MD · GRUPO G6

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-04-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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