Acupuncture and Acupressure for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Children Undergoing Outpatient Middle Ear Surgery

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vomiting; Nausea; PONV

Treatments: Other: Acupressure Band; Other: Sham Band

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03380182

987983

Details and patient eligibility

About

The specific aim of this study is to determine the incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in the pediatric population undergoing outpatient middle ear surgery.

Full description

The specific aim of this study is to determine the incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in the pediatric population undergoing outpatient middle ear surgery receiving our institution's standard dual prophylactic antiemetic therapy in combination with intraoperative acupuncture and postoperative acupressure compared to those receiving only the standard dual prophylactic antiemetic therapy.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy ASA 1 and 2 Patients
• Age 2 to 18 years old
• Undergoing Outpatient Middle ear surgery

Exclusion criteria

• ASA 3 and above
• Patients with underlying pro-emetogenic disease
• Patients currently taking antiemetic agents
• pregnant women
• Cognitively impaired adults
• prisoners
• History of bleeding disorder
• Age less than 2 or greater than 18

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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11 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture/Acupressure Group

Experimental group

Description:

Bilateral P6 point acupuncture will be performed intra-operatively by the PI, who has UC Davis Medical Center privilege for this specific acupuncture, while the patient is under anesthesia. Patient will be sent home with an acupressure band, which is to remain on for 24 hours post operatively.

Treatment:

Other: Acupressure Band

Control Group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Bilateral sham point acupuncture will be performed intra-operatively. Patient will be sent home with a wrist sham band matching in appearance of acupressure bands without the acupressure function, which is to remain on for 24 hours post operatively.

Treatment:

Other: Sham Band