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N/ACompleted· 242 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Acupressure bands +4 moredevice
Likely dose
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Alternative Approaches for Nausea Control

University of Rochester·interventional·Posted Sep 28, 2012·Updated Jun 26, 2018

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Acupressure bands, Expectancy-neutral handout, and 3 other interventions for Nausea. Completed, enrolled 242 participants across 4 sites.

Detailed Summary

216 Chemotherapy-naïve, female breast cancer patients about to begin chemotherapy and who expect to have nausea, will be entered. Participants will be randomized to one of three study arms: Arm 1: control; Arm 2: Expectancy-neutral handout + Expectancy-neutral MP3+ acupressure bands; Arm 3: Expectancy-enhancing handout + Expectancy-enhancing MP3 + acupressure bands. Hypothesis: Acupressure bands provided with the relaxation MP3 will be effective in controlling chemotherapy-induced nausea

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsNausea
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsNational Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
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First PostedSep 28, 2012
Enrollment StartNov 1, 2012
Primary CompletionMay 16, 2017
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 4.5 yearsPosted 13.8 years ago

Interventions

Acupressure bandsdevice

Bilateral acupressure wrist bands

Expectancy-neutral handoutother

The expectancy neutral handout has neutral information regarding the acupressure bands

Expectancy-neutral MP3behavioral

Patients will be given a portable MP3 player and relaxation MP3 that is about 12 minutes in length with a flute music background and guided imagery.

Expectancy-enhancing handoutother

The expectancy enhancing handout has expectancy-enhancing information regarding the acupressure bands

Expectancy-enhancing MP3behavioral

Patients will be given a portable MP3 player and relaxation MP3 that is about 12 minutes in length with a flute music background and guided imagery. It also has expectancy-enhancing information regarding the acupressure bands.