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Acupuncture for Relief of Gag Reflex

NCT03821428 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-01-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to test whether stimulation of acupuncture points CV24 and P6 is better than placebo acupuncture in treatment of gagging in patients undergoing elective transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)

Conditions

  • Gagging During Transesophageal Echocardiography

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Needling of P6 and CV24 points

PROCEDURE

Placebo

Application of placebo acupuncture needles to the areas, where the acupoints are situated

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Medicine Greifswald

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Taras Usichenko · University Medicine of Greifswald

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-13
Primary Completion
2021-05-20
Completion
2021-05-20

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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