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Auricular acupuncture for post-operative nausea and vomiting.

Influence of Auricular Acupuncture in order to prevent nausea and vomiting after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7543ns
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-01-09
Start date
2017-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Nausea and vomiting, post operative period, laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, women

Interventions

80 female adult, between 18 and 70 years old, with Body Mass Index under 35, who belong to classification 1 and 2 of the American Society of Anesthesiology will be included, 40 patients by group.
kidney, located at the top of the cymba and below the antihelix bifurcation
sympathetic,between the inferior branch of the antihelix and the helix
stomach, which is at the area where the root of the helix ends
occipital, located in the upper back corner of the lateral side of the antitragus. Patients of control group will not be treated No treatment). Anesthesia will be induced and maintained in both goups
Procedure/surgery
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Sponsors

Faculda de Ciências Médicas Universidade de Pernambuco
Lead Sponsor
Faculda de Ciências Médicas Universidade de Pernambuco
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult females between; 18 and 70 years old; with Body Mass Index under 35; who belong to classification 1 and 2 of the American Society of Anaesthesiology; submitted to uncomplicated Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy with surgical or anesthetic complications; operation time longer than 90 minutes; nausea and vomiting on the immediate preoperative time; patient ASA 3 or more; use of antiemetic 12 hours before the procedure; continuous use of analgesic or corticoids; abusive history of alcohol and drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 1. Reduction in the number of vomiting episodes in the first six postoperative hours in the intervention group (AA), verifying through direct observation compared to the control group, with a significance of 5%. Events will be registered immediately after postanesthesia care unit admission and at the second, fourth, and sixth hours after the surgery. ;Expected outcome 2. Decreased intensity of nausea in the intervention group (AA) in relation to the control group, verified by visual analogue scale every two hours in the first six postoperative hours, with a significance of 5%. Events will be registered immediately after postanesthesia care unit admission and at the second, fourth, and sixth hours after the surgery.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Expected outcome 3. Decreased demand for use of antiemetic drugs in the first six postoperative hours, verified by the direct observation of the researcher, upon spontaneous request of the patient. It is expected a decreased demand for drugs in the intervention group (AA) with a significance level of 5%. Events will be registered immediately after postanesthesia care unit admission and at the second, fourth, and sixth hours after the surgery.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public Contactluiz miranda

Faculda de Ciências Médicas Universidade de Pernambuco

lecmiranda@gmail.com+55(81)30311795

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)