Effects of Motion Sickness Patch on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Adult Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Effect of Motion Sickness Patch on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400080245

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-01-24

Start date

2024-02-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Interventions

motion sickness patch group:10 minutes before anesthesia induction, apply one piece of motion sickness patch to the dry, hairless skin area behind the auriculae of both ears until 1 day after surgery

control group :10 minutes before anesthesia induction, apply one piece of the same size but without drugs patch to the dry, hairless skin area behind the auriculae of both ears until 1 day after surge

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for thyroidectomy, ASA I-II objects; 2. Subjects aged 18-65 years old; 3. Female; 4. History of motion sickness or PONV; 5. 18 <= BMI <= 30; 6. Normal communication; 7. Volunteer and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.safflower, Gastrodia, Notoginseng, pinellia, mountain cinnamon, frankincense, Angelica, mint, adhesive allergy; 2. Take antiemetic or analgesic drugs within 24 hours before surgery; 3. Use of antipsychotic drugs or corticosteroids; 4. Past heart failure or arrhythmia; Uncontrolled hypertension; Diabetes mellitus with poor glycemic control; Liver and kidney dysfunction; Gastric motility disorder; Vestibular diseases; 5. Pregnant or lactating women; 6. Inability to understand the Postoperative Quality of Recovery Scale (QoR-15)/Visual analog Scale (VAS).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of nausea and vomiting 24 hours after surgery;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale pain score ;Ramsay sedation score ;PONV impact scale;Quality of recovery-15 items;Incidence of nausea and vomiting 1 hour and 6 hours after surgery;Use of remedial antiemetics and remedial analgesics;PACU residence time;time of first exhaust;hospital stays;time of first defecation;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLu Yao

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

luyao-mz@163.com+86 189 5656 4060

Outcome results

None listed

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