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Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT05975385 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 270

Last updated 2026-03-03

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Summary

The purpose is to find out if intraoperative acupuncture performed by needling PC 6 and LI4 point bilaterally, and Yin Tang point will help reduce the incidence postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy when added to a prophylactic regimen consisting of ondansetron and dexamethasone. The hypothesis is that the addition of this acupuncture treatment to ondansetron and dexamethasone given for prophylaxis will help reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy when compared to patients receiving ondansetron and dexamethasone without acupuncture.

Conditions

  • Cholecystitis, Acute
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Nausea, Postoperative
  • Vomiting, Postoperative
  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture at points points PC 6 bilaterally, LI 4 bilaterally, and Yin Tang

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-09
Primary Completion
2026-01-16
Completion
2026-02-10
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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