Acupressure in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Young Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Nausea and Vomiting, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific

In brief

RATIONALE: Using acupressure wrist bands to press and stimulate nerves at an acupressure point on the inside of the wrist may help control nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well acupressure works in preventing nausea and vomiting in young cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00310063
Run by
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
People needed
28
Starts
2005-04-01
Expected to finish
2007-05-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-08-10

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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