# Auricular Acupressure for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Female Breast Cancer Patients

> **NCT02403037** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The Hong Kong Polytechnic University** · enrollment: 114 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Breast Neoplasms
- Nausea
- Vomiting

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** True auricular acupressure
- **DEVICE:** Sham auricular acupressure
- **DRUG:** Standard anti-emetic treatment (5-HT3 receptor antagonists and/or Dexamethasone)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02403037
- **Lead sponsor:** The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-07
- **Primary completion:** 2016-09
- **Final completion:** 2016-10
- **Target enrollment:** 114 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-05-31


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02403037

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02403037, "Auricular Acupressure for Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting in Female Breast Cancer Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02403037. Licensed CC0.

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