Thumbtack Needle in the Treatment of NVP (NCT06566274) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Thumbtack Needle in the Treatment of NVP
China320 participantsStarted 2024-10-01
Plain-language summary
This project intends to use multi-center, large-sample, randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trials to observe the clinical efficacy and safety of thumbtack needle (TN) on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP).
Who can participate
Age range20 Years – 45 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* The mother\'s age is 20 \~ 45 years old, the gestational age is 6 \~ 12 weeks, and the ultrasound confirms that it is an intrauterine single or multiple pregnancy, and the weight loss is less than 10% compared with before pregnancy.
* Women diagnosed with moderate to severe NVP in the first trimester: the severity of NVP was determined by the PUQE score (see Table 1), and the PUQE score ranged from 3 \~ 15, \< 6 was mild NVP, 6 \~ 12 was moderate NVP, and ≥13 was severe NVP. PUQE score ≥ 6 may be included in this study.
* Women voluntarily sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age \>20 years, and \<45 years.
* Gestational \> 6 weeks, or \<12 weeks.
* PUQE score \<6.
* frequent nausea and vomiting, weight loss of \>10% compared with before pregnancy; or symptoms such as listlessness, paleness, dry skin, sunken eye sockets, and a marked decrease in urine output (less than 400ml of urine in 24 hours or less than 5 times and a small amount of urine in 24 hours).
* At rest, body temperature \> 38°C, systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg or \> 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure \< 60 mmHg or \> 90 mmHg, heart rate ≥ 100 beats per minute, or oxygen saturation \< 95%.
* Urinalysis: urine ketones: +++ and above; or (and) urine protein: ++ and above.
* Blood biochemistry: serum potassium≤3.0mmol/L, serum sodium≤130mmol/L; or abnormal liver function: elevated liver enzymes ≥ 2 times the upper limit of normal; or renal dysfunction: elevated serum…
What they're measuring
1
Score change of pregnancy unique quantification of emesis (PUQE) scale from baseline to day 15.