Effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting decrease

The evaluation of acupressure effects in PC6 point on postoperative nausea and vomiting severity and episodes in patients undergoing general surgeries with spinal anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017061134475N1

Enrollment

Registered

2017-10-31

Start date

2017-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Nausea and Vomiting. Following Gastrointestinal Surgery

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the trial group: The special acupressure wristband with pressing buttons would be applied on both wrists in PC6 point at 4 stages as the following: during the surgery, 1, 3 and 7 ho

Placebo

In the trial group: The special acupressure wristband with pressing buttons would be applied on both wrists in PC6 point at 4 stages as the following: during the surgery, 1, 3 and 7 hour(s) after the

In the control group: A wristband without any pressing buttons would loosely be applied on both wrists in PC6 point at 4 stages as the following: during the surgery, 1, 3, and 7 hour(s) after the sur

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria: male and female patients aged from 15 to 60 years old; patients undergone general surgeries with spinal anesthesia; passing at least 3 hours after the injection of an analgesic; not taking antimetic medications; not smoking (in accordance with the patient's statement); lack of edema; disease; and skin inflammation on the massage area (lake of peeling discomfort such as eczema and shallow infection of skin considered as acupressure limitations); before enrolling in the study; not using other procedures to control nausea and vomiting. The exclusion criteria: complicated surgery in terms of infection and severe pain (if the patient complaints of severe pain; he or she has revived analgesic and recorded in the study and would be carried out through face scale pain.); patients with carpal tunnel syndrome; patient with obesity; motion sickness; and history of nausea and vomiting in 24 hours ago; lack of cooperation in every unit of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Nausea and Vomiting. Timepoint: 1 hour, 3hour and 7 hours after the surgery. Method of measurement: Visual Analog Scale.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIsan Darvishi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

i_darvishi@sums.ac.ir+98 31 4523 3995

Outcome results

None listed

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