Overnight Use of Electroacustimulation on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in the Outpatient Surgery Population

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting

In brief

Postoperative nausea and vomiting after outpatient surgery are significant sources of patient dissatisfaction. The prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) should be equally as important as prevention of pain because both are large sources of patient dissatisfaction and can necessitate admission after routine outpatient procedures. None of the currently available pharmacological interventions are able to totally abolish PONV. The use of electroacustimulation is a useful adjunct in prevention of PONV, but has yet to be studied when the patient takes the device home with them after leaving an outpatient facility.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01394536

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

0

Starts

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• scheduled for outpatient surgery procedure under general anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• pregnancy
• currently experiencing menstrual symptoms
• cardiac pacemaker
• previous experience with acupuncture therapy
• pharmacologic treatment for nausea or vomiting in the 24 hours prior to surgery

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin-Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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