title: Acupressure treatment of morning sickness in pregnancy. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out whether acupressure wristband can alleviate nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
  
  
  METHODS
  97 women with mean gestational length completed 8-12 weeks.
  
  
  METHODS
  Symptoms were recorded according to intensity, duration and nature of complaints.
  
  
  RESULTS
  71% of women in the intervention group reported both less intensive morning sickness and reduced duration of symptoms. The same tendency was seen in the placebo group, with 59% reporting less intensity and 63% shorter duration of symptoms. However, a significance level of 5% was reached only in the case of duration of symptoms, which was reduced by 2.74 hours in the intervention group compared to 0.85 hours in the placebo group (p = 0.018).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupressure wristband might be an alternative therapy for morning sickness in early pregnancy, especially before pharmaceutical treatment is considered.
authors: Havnegata General Practice, Harstad, Norway.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Norheim
authors: E J
authors: EJ
authors: Pedersen
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Fønnebø
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Berge
mesh_terms: D019050:Acupressure / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000628:therapy*; D009664:Norway; D010919:Placebos; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D014505:Urban Population; D014953:Wrist / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos