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BACKGROUND: Pregnancy induces physiological changes, commonly marked by nausea and vomiting in the first trimester, posing risks for both mother and baby. This study evaluates the effects of auriculotherapy on nausea and vomiting during the first trimester of pregnancy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A randomized clinical trial was conducted in two primary health care centers with 56 Brazilian pregnant women who reported nausea or vomiting in the first trimester. The participants were divided into an intervention group (auriculotherapy with seeds) and a placebo group (sham auriculotherapy). The intervention was divided into three moments: pre-intervention with assessment of nausea and vomiting and application of questionnaires, and two follow-ups conducted on the fourth and seventh day of the intervention, with reassessment of nausea and vomiting. RESULTS: Both groups experienced a decrease in nausea and vomiting over time, with no statistically significant differences between groups in the within-group analyses at various time points. The intervention group had a greater reduction in symptoms. Within the intervention group, symptoms were more common among ferrous sulfate users and those without reported dietary disturbances. In addition, a higher incidence of nausea and vomiting was associated with the use of analgesics, morning snacks, and low intake of protein, vegetables, and fruits. CONCLUSIONS: The intervention did not affect the between-group differences in the incidence of nausea and vomiting and vomiting effort in the first trimester of pregnancy. However, a greater reduction was observed in the intervention group.

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture and auriculotherapy protocol in relieving chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in cancer patients compared to the antiemetic protocol. METHOD: Pilot study of a pragmatic two-arm clinical trial: an acupuncture group received systemic acupuncture, auriculotherapy, and antiemetic protocol; a control group used antiemetic protocol. The sample consisted of 42 patients with cancer of the gastrointestinal system or multiple myeloma. The outcome was assessed using the Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting Assessment Tool and the patient's diary. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference between groups according to the assessment of the patient's diary and the Assessment Tool of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The patients were 60 years old on average and the groups were homogeneous, except for marital status. In the diary, there was no statistical difference between groups and sessions for days of nausea (p = 0.873) and vomiting episodes (p = 0.993). CONCLUSION: The protocol of acupuncture and auriculotherapy as a complementary treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting was ineffective, considering the limitations of the study.

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To describe the main acupuncture techniques and parameters that have been used in the most varied symptoms of different types of cancer. BACKGROUND: Clinical evidence about the potential effectiveness of acupuncture and related therapies to control signs and symptoms associated with cancer or its treatment has been in several studies. Currently, there is already evidence of the use of acupuncture for the treatment of nausea and vomiting, fatigue, dry mouth, anxiety, depression, insomnia and pain. However, many studies lack firm rights or reproducible guidelines for treatment. DESIGN: This study performs a systematic review of clinical trials related to the topic, based on the PRISMA protocol. Thus, a search was carried out in the Scopus, Pubmed and Web of Science databases, covering studies since January 2007. METHODS: Structured and organised according to PICO standards, using keywords ("cancer" OR "malignant tumour" OR "chemotherapy" OR "radiotherapy") AND ("acupuncture" OR "electroacupuncture") AND ("pain" OR "nausea" OR "vomit" OR "fatigue" OR "xerostomia" OR "insomnia" OR "depression" OR "neuropathy"). RESULTS: After the selection and evaluation phase, 23 studies were included and analysed. CONCLUSION: Based on this analysis, it is concluded that acupuncture is safe and there is evidence of the reduction of gastrointestinal symptoms, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, pain, dry mouth, fatigue, insomnia, and improvement of cognitive capacity. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Acupuncture treatments could act by minimising the side effects of conventional treatments and reducing symptoms induced by tumours. NO PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The patients had no direct involvement with the study in question.

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OBJECTIVES: to identify the effectiveness of auriculotherapy in the treatment of nausea and vomiting through a systematic review of the scientific literature. METHODS: it was performed a systematic review of the literature making use of the following data basis: The Scopus, PubMed, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Web of Science, LILACS and Cochrane databases were used. Articles from complete research from randomized controlled clinical trials that describe using auriculotherapy in nausea and vomiting treatment were selected, without restriction of date or language. RESULTS: eleven articles were selected for analysis. The majority approached the population in surgical situations, followed by patients undergoing chemotherapy and pregnant women. As for results, 81% (n=8) of the articles reported that nausea and vomiting were lower in incidence and/or intensity in the intervention group. CONCLUSIONS: the review provided relevant data on the effects of auriculotherapy in nausea and vomiting treatment, with a decrease in the intensity and frequency of these symptoms in different populations.

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BACKGROUND: Due to the worldwide rise in cancer incidence, and therefore the rise in the need for antineoplastic chemotherapy, it is important for both healthcare professionals and patients alike that the side effects of chemotherapy, such as chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), are treated and prevented. Auriculotherapy is a type of acupuncture and may be a low-cost and safe antiemetic measure to control the side effects of chemotherapy. The goal of this systematic review is to synthesize the available evidence in the literature regarding the auriculotherapy effects to treat CINV in people with cancer. METHODS: The review will only include randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compare the clinical effects of the auriculotherapy intervention (used alone or as an add-on), with sham auriculotherapy, routine treatment with antiemetic drugs, or other non-pharmacological interventions in patients with cancer with CINV who are undergoing chemotherapy. The outcomes to be evaluated are nausea and vomiting: in acute, delayed, or anticipated stages, when induced by chemotherapy. A comprehensive search for studies will be carried out in these databases: MEDLINE via PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ICTRP, LILACS, CUMED, IBECS, BVS MTCI Americas, Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro, CNKI, and CBMdisc up until December 31, 2018. Only articles in English, Portuguese, and Spanish will be selected. Two independent reviewers will evaluate full texts, extract data, and assess the risk of bias of eligible articles. The quality of evidence will be assessed using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE). A meta-analysis will be undertaken to assess the interventions and outcomes' homogeneity, assessing statistical heterogeneity using the Cochran's Q test and quantified using Higgins' inconsistency index. If there is insufficient data for a meta-analysis, a narrative synthesis will be presented. This protocol has been prepared according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines. DISCUSSION: The results of this systematic review will summarize the strength of evidence for the use of auriculotherapy in the control of CINV of patients with cancer and will be used to identify evidence gaps. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: PROSPERO CRD42018117513.

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Nausea and vomiting are frequent side effects associated with chemotherapy treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of laser acupuncture in relieving nausea and vomiting in children and adolescents undergoing laser treatment. This is an experimental, randomized, single-blind study. The research was carried out at the INCA (Instituto Nacional de Câncer), a reference institution in the control and treatment of cancer, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The research project was approved by the INCA Research and Ethics Committee under Registration No. 164/14 and CAAE 3374551.0.3001.5274. Children and adolescents between the ages of 6 and 17 years who were undergoing chemotherapy with drugs of high and medium degrees of emetogenic toxicity were selected. The participants were divided into two groups, A and B. In A, the active acupuncture was applied, and in B, the placebo acupuncture was applied. Analysis of the data indicated that there was significant relief from nausea in the intervention group when compared with the placebo group. A decrease in the number of episodes of vomiting on the second and third days of chemotherapy was also observed. On Days 1, 4, and 5, there was no significant difference in the number of episodes of vomiting in the intervention group as compared with the placebo group. The study concluded that laser acupuncture was effective in relieving nausea within 5 days of chemotherapy and in reducing the number of episodes of vomiting on Days 2 and 3 after chemotherapy.

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INTRODUCTION: Major concerns regarding the use of medication during pregnancy justify the need for safer interventions. Acupuncture is an emerging alternative for several clinical conditions during this period. The objective of this study is to summarise evidence derived from systematic reviews (SRs) focusing on acupuncture for pregnancy-related acute conditions. METHODS: Review of SRs. A systematic literature search was carried out in several electronic databases, aiming to include all SRs assessing the effects of acupuncture for acute conditions during pregnancy. Methodological quality and quality of the publication/reporting of each SR were assessed by the application of AMSTAR (Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews) and PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses), respectively. RESULTS: The initial search retrieved 11 492 records, of which 16 SRs met our inclusion criteria. The average AMSTAR score was 7.3, the lowest score being 3 and the highest 11. The lowest PRISMA score was 12, the highest 25, and the average PRISMA score was 19.9. The results support the proposal that acupuncture might be considered an option for alleviating pain during labour, for correcting breech presentation, and for managing pelvic and back pain during pregnancy. There is insufficient evidence to recommend acupuncture for inducing labour, managing nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy, improving sleep quality, controlling nausea and vomiting associated with Caesarean delivery, and managing urinary infection. CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture might be an option for alleviating pain during labour, for correcting breech presentation, and for managing pelvic and back pain during pregnancy. More studies are needed to confirm the effects of acupuncture for other pregnancy-related acute conditions.

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El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la efectividad de la acupresión en el pliegue de la muñeca para la prevención y tratamiento de náuseas y vómitos post operatorios. La presente investigación es relevante porque ayudará a las enfermeras en centro quirúrgico a lograr un control efectivo de las náuseas y vómitos que se presentan en el post operatorio, utilizando estrategias no farmacológicas útiles para el control de estos síntomas. Formulándose la pregunta clínica: ¿el uso de la acupresión en el pliegue de la muñeca es efectiva para la prevención y el tratamiento de las náuseas y vómitos post operatorio?, para ello, se realizó una búsqueda de la información en base de datos Science Direct, PubMed, Cochrane y Biblioteca Virtual de Salud desarrollado mediante la elección de las palabras claves, registro escrito de búsqueda. Se analizaron 9 artículos de estudio de investigación experimental y revisiones bibliográficas sobre el tema, se seleccionó tres investigaciones mediante la lista de chequeo de validez aparente de Gálvez Toro. Así mismo se estructuró el comentario crítico usando la guía de revisiones sistemáticas y meta-análisis de Prisma; llegando a la respuesta de la pregunta clínica: el uso de la acupresión en el pliegue de la muñeca en pacientes post operados es efectiva porque reduce significativamente los vómitos y náuseas post operatorias.

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Vomiting is a reflex action of motor and autonomous responses, resulting in violent expulsion of gastric contents through the mouth, triggered by humoral and neural stimuli. It must be distinguished from regurgitation or gagging. Nausea, on the other hand, is a subjective uncomfortable feeling that most people have experienced and is generally described as an imminent need to vomit, felt in the epigastrium and throat. These can be symptoms of a series of pathologies, and represent a reason for frequent consultation at emergency health care units. Both acute and chronic occurrence must be assessed carefully to identify its etiological agent in order to administer proper treatment focused on the symptoms. Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, after chemotherapy, and cyclic vomiting syndrome will be further developed. In addition, nausea and vomiting treatment in the emergency room is reviewed.

El vómito es un reflejo coordinado de respuestas motoras y autonómicas que resulta en la expulsión violenta del contenido gástrico por la boca, activado por estímulos humorales o neuronales. Debe distinguirse de regurgitación o arcadas. La náusea, por otro lado, es una sensación subjetiva desagradable que la mayoría de las personas han experimentado en algún momento de su vida y, por lo general, reconocen como una sensación de inminente vómito, en el epigastrio o garganta. Son un síntoma de una pléyade de diversas patologías, y corresponde a un motivo de consulta frecuente en servicios de urgencia. Tanto su presentación aguda, como crónica deben ser evaluadas en forma integral de modo de identificar la etiología y poder brindar un tratamiento, tanto sintomático como dirigido. Las náuseas y vómitos en el embarazo, en relación a quimioterapia, y el síndrome de vómito cíclico serán abordados en profundidad. Del mismo modo se realiza una revisión del tratamiento de náuseas y vómitos indiferenciados, en el servicio de urgencia.

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The study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of musical experiments in nausea and vomiting associated with antineoplastic chemotherapy, and to identify changes in vital parameters of the patients who participated in the experience. This is a descriptive, transversal study, level II, which used a quantitative approach, conducted with thirteen patients from an outpatient chemotherapy unit, of a private hospital in São Paulo City. Two instruments were used, one of them proposed by MASCC (Multinational Association on Supportive Care in Cancer). The participants were predominantly females, aged 40 to 60 years, married and with breast cancer. Heart rate has decreased in 77% of the sample, and the reduction of nausea occurred in 100% of patients after the first musical experience, and in 85% after the second one. Patients reported disbelief in music in relieving nausea and vomiting before the sessions, and relief of nausea after them. It was concluded that there was a statistically significant reduction of the symptoms nausea and vomiting after the musical experiences.

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