Therapeutic effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on postoperative nausea and vomiting in bariatric surgery patients

The effect of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation on reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting in high-risk PONV patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2100044312

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2021-03-16

Start date

2021-03-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-09-07

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Conditions

the patients with postoperative nausea and vomiting after Bariatric surgery

Interventions

Experimental group:After metoclopramide 10mg (2ml) im, transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation was given to both Zusanli and Neiguan points (ST36 and PC6) for 6 hours

Control group:After 0.9% normal saline 2ml im, give transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation for 6h via both Zusanli and Neiguan points (ST36 and PC6)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patients with PONV after 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

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the VAS of nausea;Vomiting;need for rescue antiemetics;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
the information of operation and anaesthesia;time of the first postoperative flatus;pain intensity evaluated by VAS;Postoperative complications;Postoperative recovery;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiong Qiuju

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

xiongqiuju2003@163.com+86 18225062100

Outcome results

None listed

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