Acupressure to Treat Nausea and Vomiting in HIV/AIDS Patients

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: HIV Infections

Treatments: Procedure: Acupressure

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00017823

9941

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to see whether acupressure (acupuncture using pressure applied by the hands instead of needles) can help nausea and vomiting in persons with HIV/AIDS.

Full description

This is a Phase I trial (a study to evaluate effectiveness in a small number of patients). Patients will get 4 acupressure treatments and will wear acupressure wristbands for 1 week. Patients will write down all drugs they take and will make a note of when they get nausea and vomiting. They also will give written answers to different questions. No drugs will be given as part of this study. Patients will be paid for participating.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Are HIV-positive.
• Have nausea and/or vomiting an average of 2 times per day for at least 1 week.