Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study
Terminally ill hospice in-patients suffering with nausea will be randomized to active or
placebo acupressure bands. The study will last 3 days and they will be allowed to continue
regular or have PRN anti-emetics during the study.
Assessors and patients will both be blinded to whether they patients are receiving active or
placebo bands.
Interventional
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Number of PRN Doses of anti-emetics needed
3 days
No
Paul Perkins, MB Bch MRCP
Study Director
Sue Ryder Care Leckhampton Court Hospice
United Kingdom: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
SRC2
NCT00550251
July 2010
July 2015
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