Periorbital Massage for Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Surgery

NCT06954935 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 23.12.2024 10/3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one of the commonly used surgical treatment methods for gallbladder diseases. However, many patients experience significant nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It is observed that approximately 20% to 30% of patients experience postoperative nausea and vomiting as the most common complaint after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of periorbital massage in postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Conditions

Nausea; Vomiting; Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Keywords

nausea; voming; periorbital massage

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Apfel risk score

  : Apfel Risk Score is a simple scoring used to determine the risk status of patients for PONV. Apfel Risk Score questions four factors such as being female, not smoking, having a history of PONV/motion sickness and using postoperative opioids. Each factor is evaluated as 1 point. Apfel risk score varies between 0-4 and is classified as low, medium and high risk. Apfel Risk score 0-1 is evaluated as low risk, 2 as medium risk and 3-4 as high risk.

  It will be filled half an hour before you go down for surgery.

• Numerical Scale of Nausea

  The numerical scale of nausea is a scale that starts with "0 (no nausea)" and ends with "10 (very severe nausea)" and is given a numerical value with 1 cm intervals. The numerical scale is one-dimensional and is mainly used to evaluate the severity of pain.

  0, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery

• Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Impact Scale

  There are four options in the two-question scale, each with 0, 1, 2, or 3 points. The first question asks whether there is vomiting or retching, if any, and the frequency; the answers are "0" no, "1" once, "2" twice, "3" three times or more, with four options. The second question asks whether there is nausea (feeling of discomfort in the stomach and feeling like vomiting), if any, whether the feeling of nausea affects your ability to get out of bed, move around comfortably in bed, walk normally, or your daily life activities such as eating and drinking; the answers are "0" not very often, "1" sometimes, "2" often or often, and "3" always, with four options. The numerical values of the answers given to the first and second questions are added up and the result is found.

  0, 2, 6, 12 and 24 hours after surgery

Study Arms (2)

periorbital massage

EXPERIMENTAL

The severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting of patients will be analyzed at the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 12th and 24th hours after surgery. 15 minutes before these evaluations, an electronic eye massager (irest manufacturing company, China) will be applied to the patient's eyeball (according to the manufacturer's instructions) for 15 minutes. 15 minutes after the intervention, the severity of nausea and vomiting of patients will be evaluated using the nausea numerical scale and the vomiting incidence evaluation form.

Other: periorbital massage

control

NO INTERVENTION

The severity of nausea and frequency of vomiting of patients will be analyzed at 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 24 hours after surgery. Data collection intervals will be the same in both control and intervention groups.

Interventions

periorbital massage OTHER

An electronic eye massager (irest manufacturing company, China) will be applied. The massager has a vibration function and massages with a warm air bag.

periorbital massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Those who have laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery under general anesthesia,
• Those between the ages of 18-70,
• Those who do not have a psychiatric disease,
• Those who understand what they read and volunteer patients,
• Those who do not have a hearing or speech problem,

You may not qualify if:

• Patients undergoing emergency surgery,
• Patients with psychiatric disorders
• Patients who have taken another antiemetic drug within 24 hours before surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Atlas University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tuğba Albayram

Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Nausea; Vomiting

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

çağla toprak

CONTACT

532 799 78 14; cagla.toprak@atlas.edu.tr

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2025
• First Posted: May 2, 2025
• Study Start: April 23, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 25, 2025
• Study Completion: September 10, 2025
• Last Updated: May 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

TU (1)