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Effect of Kinesiotape on Emesis in Pregnant Women
Sponsor: Cairo University
Summary
This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of kinesiotaping on emesis in pregnant women.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
20 Years - 35 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2024-10-07
Completion Date
2025-01-31
Last Updated
2024-10-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Antiemetic Drug
All participants in the two groups will receive antiemetic drugs (ondansetron 4 mg) every 12 hours, for 5 days.
Vitamin B6
All participants in the two groups will receive vitamin B6 (50 mg), once daily, for 5 days.
Home care advice
All participants in both groups will be advised to eat small portions of food, drink plenty of liquids, and avoid fatty and fried foods. Additionally, they should steer clear of highly spiced foods, foods and beverages with strong odors, caffeine, and consume neither very hot nor very cold foods and liquids.
Kinesiotaping
It will be applied for all participants in the experimental group only for 5 days. The participant will be asked to stand in erect position, her hands beside her body then applying the kinesiotape from origin (from top to bottom where the stomach is placed on the abdominal region) to insertion (alongside the gastric curvature) with tension 25% for 5 days.
Locations (1)
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt