Acupressure to Treat Nausea and Vomiting in HIV/AIDS Patients

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00017823

First received: June 13, 2001

Last updated: April 20, 2010

Last verified: April 2001

History of Changes

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	June 13, 2001
Last Updated Date	April 20, 2010
Start Date ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Change History	Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00017823 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Acupressure to Treat Nausea and Vomiting in HIV/AIDS Patients
Official Title ^ICMJE	The Acupressure Study
Brief Summary	The purpose of this study is to see whether acupressure (acupuncture using pressure applied by the hands instead of needles) can help nausea and vomiting in persons with HIV/AIDS.
Detailed Description	This is a Phase I trial (a study to evaluate effectiveness in a small number of patients). Patients will get 4 acupressure treatments and will wear acupressure wristbands for 1 week. Patients will write down all drugs they take and will make a note of when they get nausea and vomiting. They also will give written answers to different questions. No drugs will be given as part of this study. Patients will be paid for participating.
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Phase	Phase 1
Study Design ^ICMJE	Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition ^ICMJE	HIV Infections
Intervention ^ICMJE	Procedure: Acupressure
Study Arm (s)	Not Provided
Publications *	Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Completion Date	Not Provided
Primary Completion Date	Not Provided
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Are HIV-positive. Have nausea and/or vomiting an average of 2 times per day for at least 1 week.
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years and older
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT00017823
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	9941
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Not Provided
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Verification Date	April 2001
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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