Status:
UNKNOWN
Acupuncture for Relief of Gag Reflex
Lead Sponsor:
University Medicine Greifswald
Conditions:
Gagging During Transesophageal Echocardiography
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to test whether stimulation of acupuncture points CV24 and P6 is better than placebo acupuncture in treatment of gagging in patients undergoing elective transesophageal echocar...
Detailed Description
Patients undergoing elective transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) often report discomfort because of active gagging reflex, which sometimes preclude the performance of TEE and requires additional me...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to III scheduled for elective ambulatory transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) without sedation
- TEE time does not exceed 30 minutes
- Patients without previous opioid and psychotropic medication
- Patients aged between 30 and 65 years, able to use visual analogue scale 100 mm
- Patients who have given written informed consent
Exclusion
- Current psychiatric disease
- Local skin infection at the sites of acupuncture
- Aged \< 30 or \> 65 years
- TEE time more than 30 min
- Patients who consumed opioid medication at least 6 months before surgery
- Patients with the history of: i) psychiatric disease; ii) insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; iii) radio- or chemotherapy; iv) peripheral polyneuropathy.
- Patients who are unable to understand the consent form or to use visual analogue scale 100 mm
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 13 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 20 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03821428
Start Date
January 13 2019
End Date
May 20 2021
Last Update
January 11 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University Medicine of Greifswald
Greifswald, Germany, 17475