The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of intraoperative P6 acupuncture plus standard therapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy. 200 children will be randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group. 1. Treatment Group: Standard anti-emetic therapy plus bilateral P6 acupuncture after the induction of anesthesia 2. Control Group: Standard anti-emetic therapy only This study will monitor nausea, retching, and vomiting events both directly after the surgery as well as the next day via a follow-up phone call to the parents of the study participant.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
164
A small 1.8 mm needle to be placed in the P6 acupuncture point on the wrist
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Post operative Nausea and vomiting in phase 1 and 11 recovery (Measured as a percentage of participants who experienced this outcome) Post op Nausea and vomiting on post op day one ( measured as a percentage of participants who experienced this outcome) as reported on a telephone survey
Time frame: 24 hours
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