Status:
COMPLETED
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Acupuncture/Acupressure
Lead Sponsor:
National Research Centre of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Norway
Collaborating Sponsors:
Lovisenberg Diaconale Hospital
Conditions:
Postoperative Vomiting
Nausea
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-12 years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remain a significant challenge in the investigators practice. However, pharmaceutical prophylaxis can imply unpleasant adverse effects. It would therefore be a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children scheduled for tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
- Informed consent from the parents/guardians
Exclusion
- ASA grade greater than or equal to III (patients with severe systemic disease)
- Rash or local infection over an acupuncture point
- Emesis during the previous 24 hours
- Use of medication with antiemetic effect and/or other antiemetic therapy within the 24 hours before surgery
- Gastric or intestinal diseases
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
154 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00965367
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
November 1 2008
Last Update
August 25 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Lovisenberg Diaconale Hospital
Oslo, Norway