Acupuncture For Prevention Of Postoperative Nausea And Vomiting In Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 64
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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

Locations
United States
Texas
Ben Taub Hospital
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Jaime Ortiz, MD, MBA
jaimeo@bcm.edu
713-873-2860
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 300
Treatments
Experimental: Acupuncture
Group Acupuncture: Points PC 6 bilaterally, LI 4 bilaterally, and Yin Tang will be needled using Seirin L Type 0.25 X 40 mm needles. MH 6 is located 2 cun (a traditional Chinese unit of length) above the wrist crease in between the tendons of palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. LI 4 is in the middle of first and second metacarpal bones. Yin Tang is located between the eyebrows. All needles will be removed once skin closure begins, and before emergence and extubation.
No_intervention: Control
No acupuncture treatment provided
Sponsors
Leads: Baylor College of Medicine

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