Effectiveness of Periorbital Massage in the Management of Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the commonly used surgical treatment methods for gallbladder diseases. However, many patients experience significant nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is observed that approximately 20% to 30% of patients experience postoperative nausea and vomiting as the most common complaint after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of periorbital massage in postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 70
Healthy Volunteers: t
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⁃ Those who have laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery under general anesthesia,

• Those between the ages of 18-70,

• Those who do not have a psychiatric disease,

• Those who understand what they read and volunteer patients,

• Those who do not have a hearing or speech problem,

Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Tuğba Albayram
RECRUITING
Gaziantep
Contact Information
Primary
çağla toprak
cagla.toprak@atlas.edu.tr
532 799 78 14
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-04-23
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-09-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 2
Treatments
Experimental: periorbital massage
The severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting of patients will be analyzed at the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 12th and 24th hours after surgery. 15 minutes before these evaluations, an electronic eye massager (irest manufacturing company, China) will be applied to the patient's eyeball (according to the manufacturer's instructions) for 15 minutes. 15 minutes after the intervention, the severity of nausea and vomiting of patients will be evaluated using the nausea numerical scale and the vomiting incidence evaluation form.
No_intervention: control
The severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting of patients will be analyzed at 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Data collection intervals will be the same in both control and intervention groups.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Gallbladder Disease
Gallbladder Removal
Endoscopy
Sponsors
Leads: Atlas University

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