Effect of acupressure on pregnancy-induced nausea and vomitting
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.Vomiting of pregnancy, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201512187265N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
The First pregnancy; No history of infertility; Singleton pregnancy; No history of Underlying or Concomitant disease
Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to stay in the study; Proof of fetal death; Concomitant disease; Pregnancy after treatment of infertility; Smoking; History of acupressure; Gastrointestinal or urinary tract infections; Dehydration and Hyperemesis gravidarum; History of mental disorders
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The frequency, intensity and duration of nausea, vomiting and retching. Timepoint: day 2 and 5. Method of measurement: Evaluation of severity, duration and inconvenience level due to nausea, vomiting and retching according to Rhodes index criteria by questionnaires.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method