Overnight Use of Electroacustimulation on Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in the Outpatient Surgery Population
- Conditions
- Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting
- Interventions
- Device: Battery-operated electroacustimulation device (Active)Device: Battery-operated electroacustimulation device (Inactive)
- Registration Number
- NCT01394536
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Brief Summary
Postoperative nausea and vomiting after outpatient surgery are significant sources of patient dissatisfaction. The prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) should be equally as important as prevention of pain because both are large sources of patient dissatisfaction and can necessitate admission after routine outpatient procedures.
None of the currently available pharmacological interventions are able to totally abolish PONV. The use of electroacustimulation is a useful adjunct in prevention of PONV, but has yet to be studied when the patient takes the device home with them after leaving an outpatient facility.
- Detailed Description
The goal of this project is to perform a pilot study to determine if sending patients home with the electroacustimulation device will decrease their PONV and subsequently increase their overall satisfaction.
The primary outcome will be post-operative nausea and vomiting scores on a scale of 1-10 based on surveys which will be performed at 30m, 60m, 120m, and 24h post-op.
Secondary outcomes will be the amount of rescue nausea medications required by the patients, time to discharge, subjective pain assessment and the impact of their symptoms on the activities of daily living since being discharged from the surgery center based on survey, and amount of narcotic received.
This project would also aim to reduce the amount of time patients spend in recovery post-operatively, reduce hospital admissions secondary to persistent nausea and vomiting, and educate students and trainees about alternative methods of treating and preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
• scheduled for outpatient surgery procedure under general anesthesia
- pregnancy
- currently experiencing menstrual symptoms
- cardiac pacemaker
- previous experience with acupuncture therapy
- pharmacologic treatment for nausea or vomiting in the 24 hours prior to surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 2 Battery-operated electroacustimulation device (Active) The second arm will use the ReliefBand (Aeromedix, Jackson, WY), an FDA-approved, reusable, battery-operated electroacustimulation device. 1 Battery-operated electroacustimulation device (Inactive) "Sham" device - an EAS band placed over the P6 acupoint that will be turned off (inactive).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure of post-operative nausea and vomiting scores 24 hours The primary outcome will be post-operative nausea and vomiting scores on a scale of 1-10 based on surveys which will be performed at 30m, 60m, 120m, and 24h post-op.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measure of amount of rescue nausea medications required 24 hours The amount of rescue nausea medications required by the patients, time to discharge, subjective pain assessment and the impact of their symptoms on the activities of daily living since being discharged from the surgery center based on survey, and amount of narcotic received.
Amount of time spent in recovery post-operatively 24 hours This project would also aim to reduce the amount of time patients spend in recovery post-operatively, reduce hospital admissions secondary to persistent nausea and vomiting, and educate students and trainees about alternative methods of treating and preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
🇺🇸Madison, Wisconsin, United States