Effect of TEAS on PONV After Spinal Surgery

ConditionPONV

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorJyoti Pandya

About this trial

The proposed research will utilize electroacupuncture, a type of needleless acupuncture that uses electrostimulation, in a randomized, double blind study, to evaluate the incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing spinal surgeries with the transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) compared to patients without TEAS.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Male and female patients , 18 or older

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I or II or III

Undergoing elective spinal surgery expected to last no more than four hours (from induction of anesthesia to extubation).

Capable and willing to consent

Disqualifiers

Neuraxial (intrathecal or epidural) block

Significant ongoing history of vestibular disease or dizziness

Nausea or vomiting within 24 hours prior to surgery, use of antiemetic or emetogenic drugs within 3 days of surgery

Documented alcohol or substance abuse within 3 months before the surgery

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

TEAS via ES-130
No TEAS

Treatment groups

72 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Jyoti Pandya

Lead sponsor

Ohio State University

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov