Effect of acupressure on nausea,vomiting, pain and vital sign patients with appendectomy surgery

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsIranian Registry of Clinical Trials
Year 2012
INTERVENTION: Intervention 1: The first intervention group will receive acupressure on p6 acu‐point. Intervention 2: The second intervention group will receive acupressure on le7 acu‐point. Intervention 3: The control group will receive pressure on Sham point. The control group will receive pressure on Sham point. The first intervention group will receive acupressure on p6 acu‐point. The second intervention group will receive acupressure on le7 acu‐point. Treatment ‐ Drugs CONDITION: Acute Appendicitis Appendicitis. ; Acute Appendicitis PRIMARY OUTCOME: Nausea. Timepoint: Before closing the bracelet, every one hours for 7 times. Method of measurement: nausea will be measured by visual analog scale. Pain. Timepoint: Before closing the bracelet, every one hours for 7 times. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale. Vital sign. Timepoint: Before closing the bracelet, every one hours for 7 times. Method of measurement: Blood pressure will measured by Sphygmomanometer, pulse and breathing by counting in a minute by a hand watch. Vomiting. Timepoint: Before closing the bracelet, every one hours for 7 times. Method of measurement: The number of vomiting. INCLUSION CRITERIA: INCLUSION CRITERIA: Willing to participate in the research; having no problem in the concerned limbs that interfere acupressure on p6 or le7 points; age between 20 to 60 years; appendectomy surgery is done; general anesthesia have been applied for the surgery. Exclusion criteria: Unpredicted complications during surgery; prolongation of the surgery (more than 2 hours); experiencing nausea and vomiting during the previous surgeries; using drugs other than those usual drugs; having a recent history of nausea and vomiting associated with acute or chronic diseases (digestive disorders, ear, and ...); addicted to the drugs or/and alcohol; having cancer, diabetes or known gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, respiratory, cardiovascular diseases; having problems or infections in the acupressure points; having fever
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First added on: Aug 22, 2024