# Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

> **NCT05975385** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Baylor College of Medicine** · enrollment: 270 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cholecystitis, Acute
- Cholelithiasis
- Nausea, Postoperative
- Vomiting, Postoperative
- Pain, Postoperative

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05975385
- **Lead sponsor:** Baylor College of Medicine
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2023-10-09
- **Primary completion:** 2026-01-16
- **Final completion:** 2026-02-10
- **Target enrollment:** 270 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05975385

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05975385, "Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05975385. Licensed CC0.

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