Acupressure in Hyperemesis Gravidarum

National University of Malaysia (UKM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Treatments: Other: Standard treatment hospital protocol; Device: Acupressure band

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05175079

FF-2017-195

Details and patient eligibility

About

To examine the degree of nausea, vomiting between the acupressure and control group in women with hyperemesis gravidarum

Full description

A prospective RCT conducted at Department of Obst and Gynae, UKMMC. All pregnant women with a normal intrauterine pregnancy of ≤ 16 week gestation with hyperemesis gravidarum will be assessed by the medical officer/ specialist/ consultant in charge. Explanation regarding the research study will be given for patients who fulfill the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients who have understood the research study and consented will be recruited as subjects for the study.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Onset of vomiting before 16 weeks
2. Vomiting at least 2 times per day
3. Ketonuria on admission
4. Mid stream urine specimen that did not indicate infection

Exclusion criteria

1. Non viable pregnancy
2. Molar pregnancy
3. Overt clinical features of thyrotoxicosis
4. Known case of medical illness that associated with nausea and vomiting
5. Patient refusal or patients who are not able to give consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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90 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Accupressure group

Experimental group

Description:

acupressure band apply to P6 (nei guan) point which located three fingers below the skin wrinkles of the anterior wrist. Acupressure band wear 3 times daily before breakfast, lunch and dinner for at least 10 minutes

Treatment:

Device: Acupressure band

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Standard treatment hospital protocol