Acupressure and Acustimulation Wrist Bands for the Prevention of Nausea and Vomiting Caused by Chemotherapy
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Nausea and Vomiting, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
In brief
RATIONALE: Pressure or nerve stimulation applied to an acupuncture point on the inside of the wrist may help control nausea and vomiting during chemotherapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of acupressure and acustimulation wrist bands in treating nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy for cancer.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00003817
- Run by
- Gary Morrow
- People needed
- 700
- Starts
- 1999-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2001-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-10-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- Hackensack University Medical Center — Hackensack, New Jersey, United States
- University of Rochester Cancer Center — Rochester, New York, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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