# Intraoperative Acupoint Stimulation to Prevent Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)

> **NCT02473042** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **M.D. Anderson Cancer Center** · enrollment: 188 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting
- Breast Cancer

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Electrical Stimulation
- **DRUG:** Zofran
- **DRUG:** Dexamethasone
- **DRUG:** Phenergan
- **DRUG:** Pepcid
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Questionnaire

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02473042
- **Lead sponsor:** M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2024-11-26
- **Final completion:** 2024-11-26
- **Target enrollment:** 188 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02473042

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02473042, "Intraoperative Acupoint Stimulation to Prevent Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02473042. Licensed CC0.

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