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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting in female patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial

The impact of Transcutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation on high risk patient of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: Randomized, double-blind and controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000037785
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-09-01
Start date
2018-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

female patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Interventions

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: female patients undergoing bariatric surgery under general anaesthesia, ASA physical status class II or IV, aged below 65 years, written informed consent was obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contraindications for transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), such as rash or local infection over the acupoint stimulation skin area, and implantation of a cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator; 2. communication difficulty, included psychiatric or neurological disease; 3. any pre-using medicine or pre-existing medical condition that limited objective assessment before operation, included use of antiemetics, opioids or glucocorticoids, and gastroesophageal reflux; 4. invovled other study within three months of this study beginning.

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the information of operation and anaesthesia;time of the first postoperative flatus;pain intensity evaluated by VAS;Postoperative complications;Time to oral diet;Time to mobility;Postoperative hospital stays;Postoperative hospital costs;

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the incidence of nausea;the incidence of vomiting;the incidence of retching;need for rescue antiemetics;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMin Su

Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

minsu89011068@163.com+86 13508302749

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026