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P6 Acupressure Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT02510183 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 111

Last updated 2015-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative acupressure application on Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of being in high risk group for PONV.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupressure Wrist Band

Acupressure wrist band is a knitted elasticated wrist band, which operates by applying pressure on the P6 acupressure point on each wrist by means of a plastic stud.

DEVICE

Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band

Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band is a knitted elasticated wrist band without a plastic stud.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emine Iyigun, Assoc.Prof. · Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing

  • Mehmet F CAN, Assoc.Prof. · Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of General Surgery

  • Sibel Yilmaz Sahin, PhDs · Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Nursing, Department of Surgical Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-04-30

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