PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of pericardium 6 (P6) acupressure and nurse-provided counseling on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in patients with breast cancer. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING A university cancer center in Seoul, South Korea. SAMPLE 120 women who were beginning their second cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy after definitive surgery f...

BACKGROUND Acupuncture and acupressure have previously been reported to possess antiemetic effect. We wanted to investigate the "true" and placebo effect of acupressure in prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty women undergoing outpatient minor gynaecological surgery were entered into a double-blind and randomised study. One group received acupressu...

OBJECTIVE To compare the antiemetic effect of acupressure at the Neiguan point (P6) in a group of healthy women with normal pregnancy and nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) with a similar group receiving acupressure at a placebo point and another, similar group not receiving any treatment. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, placebo-controlled, pilot study involving 60 women. RESULTS It is p...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure applied at meridian P6 point for prevention of nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. METHODOLOGY A randomized double blind study was performed in 50 ASA I and II patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients were divided into two groups; control and placebo. In the control group acupressu...

In a strictly controlled clinical situation, (postoperative sickness) where variables were reduced to a minimum, it was possible to demonstrate an effective prophylactic antiemetic action of P6 (Neiguan) acupuncture. Manual and electrical invasive (needling) stimulation of this point were equally effective. Non-invasive stimulation (transcutaneous electrical or pressure) was effective in the ea...

OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical efficacy of acupressure with treatment induced by ondansetron and metoclopramide on reduction of the severity of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) after strabismus surgery. METHODS There were 200 patients with ASA classes I-II, ages 10 to 60 years old, who underwent strabismus surgery that were included in this randomized, prospective, double-blind, pl...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To compare differences in the chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) among three groups of women (acupressure, placebo acupressure, and usual care) undergoing chemo-therapy for breast cancer. DESIGN A multicenter, longitudinal, randomized clinical trial throughout one cycle of chemotherapy. SETTING Ten community clinical oncology programs associated with the M.D....