TEAS Combined With Triple Antiemetic Drugs to Prevent PONV in High-Risk Patients

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Uterine Fibroids (Leiomyoma), Ovarian Tumors, Gallstones

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) combined with triple antiemetics for postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in high-risk patients. The primary question it seeks to answer is: Does TEAS combined with triple antiemetics further reduce the incidence of PONV in high-risk subjects? Researchers will compare active TEAS with sham stimulation to determine whether the addition of TEAS to dexamethasone, palonosetron, and droperidol lowers the PONV rate beyond that achieved by the triple-drug prophylaxis alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07480785

Run by

Zhejiang University

People needed

780

Starts

2026-01-16

Expected to finish

2027-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women scheduled for laparoscopic surgery ；
• Aged 18-65 years；
• ASA Class I-III；
• Apfel score ≥ 3 (female sex, non-smoker, history of PONV and/or motion sickness).

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with a history of allergy to the investigational drug or contraindications；
• Long-QT syndrome ；
• Pregnancy, lactation, or menstruation ；
• Current smoker；
• Nausea/vomiting or use of antiemetics, opioids, or systemic corticosteroids within 24 h before surgery；
• Requirement for post-operative sedation and mechanical ventilation ；
• Severe renal or hepatic impairment ；
• Psychiatric or neurological disorder ；
• Vertebrobasilar insufficiency；
• Vestibular disease；
• Language or communication barrier ；
• Skin lesion or infection at the acupoint stimulation site ；
• Upper-limb nerve injury ；
• Implanted cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator ；
• Participation in another clinical trial within the past 4 weeks.

Where it is running

• The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine — Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (enrolling)

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