Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupressure in Preventing Nausea and Vomiting in Young Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Acupressure for the Prevention of Chemotherapy-Associated Nausea and Vomiting in Children
NCT00310063CI-TRIAL-00034287completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Using acupressure wrist bands to press and stimulate nerves at an acupressure point on the inside of the wrist may help control nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well acupressure works in preventing nausea and vomiting in young cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nausea and Vomiting | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific | Childhood Solid Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.85 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupressure therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| sham intervention | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I
- description
- Sea Band elastic acupressure wristband
- interventionNames
- Procedure: acupressure therapy
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm II
- description
- Sham wristband
- interventionNames
- Procedure: sham intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- reduction of chemotherapy related nausea
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 2 Years
- Maximum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Patients must receive in-patient primary oncology care at least monthly at Brenner Children's Hospital * Patients may have any type of cancer * Must be receiving at least 1 of the following chemotherapy agents as an inpatient: * An alkylating agent (e.g., cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, or ifosfamide) * An antitumor antibiotic (e.g., doxorubicin, daunomycin, dactinomycin, or mitoxantrone) * High-dose cytarabine PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Patient's primary caregiver must speak English PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTJones E, Isom S, Kemper KJ, McLean TW. Acupressure for chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting in children. J Soc Integr Oncol. 2008 Fall;6(4):141-5. PMID 19134445