Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study

Official Title: Does Acupressure Help Reduce Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Patients? Formal Study

Study ID: NCT00550251

Conditions

Nausea

Vomiting

Interventions

Acupressure Wrist Bands (Sea-Bands)

Placebo wristbands

Study Description

Brief Summary: Pilot study completed - power calculation performed. Now formal double blind randomized study comparing active with placebo wristbands for nausea in palliative care patients to be carried out.

Detailed Description: Terminally ill hospice in-patients suffering with nausea will be randomized to active or placebo acupressure bands. The study will last 3 days and they will be allowed to continue regular or have PRN anti-emetics during the study. Assessors and patients will both be blinded to whether they patients are receiving active or placebo bands.