. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 15.

Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2017 Dec 19;124(6):1188–1196. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31198

Table 2.

Chemotherapy-induced vomiting control in children receiving standard antiemetic agents plus acupressure bands or sham bands.

	Complete CIV Control (Number of Children; %)	Partial CIV Control (Number of Children; %)	Failed CIV Control (Number of Children; %)
	Acute Phase^*
Acupressure	17 (21%)	43 (52%)	23 (28%)
Sham	19 (23%)	48 (59%)	15 (18%)
	Delayed Phase^¥
Acupressure	35 (47%)	29 (39%)	11 (15%)
Sham	31 (45%)	28 (41%)	10 (14%)

N= 165 (acupressure: 83; sham: 82);

^¥

N=144 (acupressure: 75; sham: 69). Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.