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CompletedNCT00275483Updated May 28, 2008

Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) by Acupressure

A Phase 4 interventional study of Vital-band (R) in Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Acupressure Point P6, sponsored by Herlev Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-05-28.

Sponsored by Herlev Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
132
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether stimulation to the akupressurpoint P6 with a recently developed bracelet are effective preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
  • Acupressure Point P6
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In context

Nausea

822 studies on the registry are indexed under Nausea; 104 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 132 is above the median of 115 across 703 interventional studies indexed under Nausea.

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Lead sponsor

Herlev Hospital is the lead sponsor of 195 studies on the registry; 25 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Female,
  • Non-smoker,
  • >18 years,
  • ASA 1 or 2,
  • Signed patient information,
  • IV-anaestesia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Male,
  • Smoker,
  • ASA 3 or 4,
  • Pregnancy,
  • Nausea and vomiting within the last 24 h before operation,
  • Diabetes,
  • Carpaltunnel syndrome,
  • Lymphedema of arms,
  • Eczema of forearm,
  • Patients who earlier has undergone removal of lymph nodes in the armpits,
  • Inhalation anaestesia.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
132 participants (actual)

Interventions

  • DeviceVital-band (R)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Postoperative nausea and vomiting

Secondary outcomes

  1. 1: The use of conventionel antiemetic treatment.

  2. 2: Lenght of stay in the perioperative unit.

  3. 3: overall lenght of stay

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Study locations

1 site
  • Herlev University Hospital, department of anaestesiology
    Copenhagen, Herlev 2730, Denmark
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00275483
Lead sponsor
Herlev Hospital
First posted
Jan 12, 2006
Start date
May 2005
Primary completion
Oct 2005
Completion
Feb 2007
Last update
May 28, 2008

Study contacts

Birgitte Majholm, MD
principal investigator · Herlev Hospital
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