Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: A pragmatic, multicentre, double-blinded, randomised controlled trial. The study was conducted over 10 months in 2012-2013 at three ambulatory clinics. Two hundred and eighty-two children, age 1-11 years, American Society of Anesthesiologists grade ≤II, were included. To equalise expectancy effects, all parents were told that their child would receive acupuncture. However, children were randomly allocated to perioperative bilateral needling acupuncture at PC6, depth 7 mm, mean time 17 min (SD 5-45) during anaesthesia plus usual care, or to usual care only. The regional ethics committee approved this approach. Primary endpoints were nausea and vomiting 24 h postoperatively. RESULTS: This study did not demonstrate any effect of acupuncture (95% CI) compared with standard care. The overall vomiting in the acupuncture and usual-care groups was 44.2% and 47.9%, respectively. Nausea was experienced by 31.7% in the acupuncture group and by 32.6% in the usual-care group. The test power was acceptable for comparisons of vomiting. CONCLUSIONS: TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01729052.
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Authors | Ingrid Liodden, Leiv Sandvik, Berit Taraldsen Valeberg, Einar Borud, Arne Johan Norheim |
Journal | Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
(Acupunct Med)
Vol. 33
Issue 3
Pg. 196-203
(Jun 2015)
ISSN: 1759-9873 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25870177
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Pragmatic Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Copyright | Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions. |
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Topics |
- Acupuncture Points
- Acupuncture Therapy
- Adenoidectomy
(adverse effects)
- Antiemetics
(administration & dosage)
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
(drug therapy, etiology, therapy)
- Tonsillectomy
(adverse effects)
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