Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
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Conditions studied: Cholecystitis, Acute, Cholelithiasis, Nausea, Postoperative, Vomiting, Postoperative, Pain, Postoperative
In brief
The purpose is to find out if intraoperative acupuncture performed by needling PC 6 and LI4 point bilaterally, and Yin Tang point will help reduce the incidence postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy when added to a prophylactic regimen consisting of ondansetron and dexamethasone. The hypothesis is that the addition of this acupuncture treatment to ondansetron and dexamethasone given for prophylaxis will help reduce the incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy when compared to patients receiving ondansetron and dexamethasone without acupuncture.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05975385
- Run by
- Baylor College of Medicine
- People needed
- 270
- Starts
- 2023-10-09
- Expected to finish
- 2026-02-10
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patient ages 18-64
- American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Status I, II or III
- Patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Harris Health System Ben Taub Hospital
You may not qualify if…
- Scheduled open cholecystectomy - excluded due to increased levels of pain in open procedures
- Renal dysfunction (Serum Cr > 1.2) - excluded due to potential altered metabolism of anesthetic and perioperative medications
- Allergy to any of the standard anesthetic agents
- Patient inability to properly communicate with investigators (language barrier, dementia, delirium, psychiatric disorder)
- Patient or surgeon refusal
Where it is running
- Ben Taub Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States
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