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Effects of Auricular Acupressure on the Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Gynecological Laparoscopic Surgeries

NCT05540236 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2022-09-14

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Summary

Auricular acupressure is easily accessible and easily performed, and can significantly relieve PONV symptoms, and improve patient's satisfaction in women receiving general anesthesia for gynecological surgeries. This makes it an economically-beneficial supplemental therapy, worthy of promoting for patients receiving general anesthesia.

Conditions

  • Laparoscopic Surgery
  • PONV
  • Auricular Acupressure

Interventions

OTHER

auricular acupressure

The experimental group were given therapeutic intervention of single ear auricular pellet acupressure at the stomach(CO4), cardia(CO3), liver(CO12), occiput(AT3), shenmen(TF4) and subcortex(AT4) acupuncture points

OTHER

sham auricular acupressure

The control group were given sham intervention of single ear auricular pellet acupressure at the knee(AH4) and thoracic vertebrae(AH11) acupuncture points

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cathay General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-18
Primary Completion
2022-05-20
Completion
2022-05-20

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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