Trial reportBMJ open2017
Acupuncture and PC6 stimulation for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer: a study protocol for a three-arm randomised pilot trial.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02509143 (High-dose Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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High-dose Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Accelerates the Recovery of Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Myomectomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2023Trial
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Treatment of Postoperative Complications from 2003 to 2023.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- Sevoflurane and propofol's effects on postoperative vomiting and nausea.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2023Article
- The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on High-Risk Patients with PONV Undergoing Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Clinical application of electroacupuncture in enhanced recovery after surgery.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Review
- Effects of sevoflurane and propofol on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients with colorectal cancer placed under general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022Article
- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatric Patients.Paediatric drugs · 2021Review
- Acupuncture therapy on postoperative nausea and vomiting in abdominal operation: A Bayesian network meta analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
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- Targeting TRPV1 to relieve motion sickness symptoms in mice by electroacupuncture and gene deletion.Scientific reports · 2018Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionThis study aims to assess the feasibility of acupuncture and a Pericardium 6 (PC6) wristband as an add-on intervention of antiemetic medication for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A total of 60 participants who are scheduled to undergo elective laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer will be recruited. An enhanced recovery after surgery protocol using standardised antiemetic medication will be provided for all participants. Participants will be equally randomised into acupuncture plus PC6 wristband (Acupuncture), PC6 wristband alone (Wristband), or no acupuncture or wristband (Control) groups using computer-generated random numbers concealed in opaque, sealed, sequentially numbered envelopes. For the acupuncture combined with PC6 wristband group, the embedded auricular acupuncture technique for preoperative anxiolysis and up to three sessions of acupuncture treatments with manual and electrical stimulation within 48 hours after surgery will be provided by qualified Korean medicine doctors. The PC6 wristband will be applied in the Acupuncture and Wristband groups, beginning 1 hour before surgery and lasting 48 hours postoperatively. The primary outcome will be the number of participants who experience moderate or severe nausea, defined as nausea at least 4 out of 10 on a severity numeric rating scale or vomiting at 24 hours after surgery. Secondary outcomes, including symptom severity, participant global assessments and satisfaction, quality of life, physiological recovery, use of medication and length of hospital stay, will be assessed. Adverse events and postoperative complications will be measured for 1 month after surgery. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: All participants will provide written informed consent. The study has been approved by the institutional review board (IRB). This pilot trial will inform a full-scale randomised trial of acupuncture combined with PC6 stimulation for the prevention of PONV in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02509143.
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