P6 Acupressure Before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Complications; Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Treatments: Device: Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band; Device: Acupressure Wrist Band

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02510183

GulhaneMMA

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative acupressure application on Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of being in high risk group for PONV.

Full description

Prevention of postoperative complications is one of the main tasks of nurses. However, there are limited nursing interventions that can be done to prevent PONV. The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses suggest nurses to teach patients with a high risk of PONV about acupressure application on P6 acupoint or to apply acupressure wristbands preoperatively. However this suggestion has a low evidence.

Enrollment: 111 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Patients who make their admission the day before surgery
• Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification system I and II
• Patient who gave written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Patient who undergone urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Patients who make their admission on the day of surgery
• Patients with who do not conform physical status of ASA I and II
• Patients who loss single or both upper extremity
• Patients with open wounds, scar tissue or infection on wrist in acupressure application area

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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111 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Acupressure Wrist Band

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patient receive preoperative education a day before surgery, education for acupressure application on the day of surgery, an acupressure wrist band is applied on P6 acupoint in both wrist an hour before surgery

Treatment:

Device: Acupressure Wrist Band

Placebo Wrist Band

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patient receive preoperative education a day before surgery, an placebo acupressure wrist band is applied in both wrist an hour before surgery

Treatment:

Device: Placebo Acupressure Wrist Band

Control Grup Without Band

No Intervention group

Description:

Patient receive preoperative education a day before surgery, and patient are only visited an hour before surgery