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OBJECTIVES:
- Determine the feasibility of implementing an acupressure therapy for the prevention of chemotherapy-associated nausea in children with cancer.
- Test the hypothesis that acupressure bands will prevent chemotherapy-associated nausea and vomiting in children, when compared to placebo
The primary aim of this study is to investigate if P6 acupressure can reduce postoperative nausea after craniotomy. Calculation of sample size was based on the assumptions to detect at difference of 20% between the patients (38% in the control group vs 18% in the acupressure group) for the primary
Altitude affects human health and well being through its effect on tissue oxygenation by altering the partial pressure of oxygen in the gas that enters the lungs. The partial pressure of any component of a mixed gas is equal to the total pressure of the gas multiplied by the fraction of the gas that
OBJECTIVES:
Primary
- To compare the control of chemotherapy-induced nausea (CIN) in the acute phase provided by a 5-HT3 antagonist combined with acupressure versus placebo acupressure in children 4 to 18 years of age being treated with chemotherapy including cisplatin ≥ 50 mg/m2/dose, ifosfamide
Enrollment:
A total of One hundred healthy male and female participants (group of 25 at a time) will be enrolled by study administrators at Owens Valley Lab, White Mountain Research Station. Pregnant women will be excluded. The study enrollment period will run for approximately 12 days over 4