The comparison of the effect of acupressure on PC6 and REN 12 points on patients’ nausea and vomiting after inguinal hernia repair surgery.
- Conditions
- ausea and vomiting.Vomiting following gastrointestinal surgery
- Registration Number
- IRCT2016111530915N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research of Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1- Informed consent for participation in the study, 2- aged 18-60 years, 3- definite diagnosis of inguinal hernia based on patients’ medical records, 4- patients with Class 1 or 2 physical status of American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) (patients without physical diseases, no biochemical, physiological, or psychological impairment, or mild to moderate systemic disorders not related with the cause of the surgery), 5- male patients given the prevalence of this surgery in males, 6- no anatomical problems at PC6 and REN 12 points, 7- no history of using acupressure or acupuncture, 8- using general anesthesia, 9- no anti-nausea medications, H2 antagonists, and sedatives, 10- no history of conditions accompanied with acute and chronic nausea and vomiting (digestive and ear disorders, etc.), and 11- no substance or drug abuse.
Exclusion criteria: 1- unwillingness to continue participation in the study for any reason and 2- incidence of acute medical conditions during the study.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ausea. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 2, 4, and 6 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Vomiting. Timepoint: Before the intervention, 2, 4, and 6 hours after the intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.