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Study NCT ID: NCT00279071
Status: TERMINATED
Last Update Posted: 2008-07-04
First Post: 2006-01-18

Brief Title: Use of Acupuncture for Stimulation of Labour
Sponsor: Herning Hospital
Organization: Herning Hospital

Study Overview

Official Title: Use of Acupuncture for Stimulation of Labour
Status: TERMINATED
Status Verified Date: 2008-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: exhausted personel after a long recruiting period
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: HypothesisAcupuncture can be used as stimulation of labour in case of primary og secondary inertia

A randomized controlled trial including 150 pregnant women Acupuncture has become a natural part of the range of obstetric treatments offered in danish delivery wards but there is only little evidence to the effect of the acupuncture

The women are randomized into to groups

1 Acupuncture Acupoints KI3 Ki6 SP6 BL60 LI4 BL67acupressure
2 No treatment

The women will be asked in case beginning signs of inertia if they want to parcipitate in the trial

Inclusion criteria

1 Normal pregnancy
2 In labour orificium 8 cm 37th week or thereafter
3 Ruptured membranes
4 Primary or secondary inertia

The women will just before randomization be vaginally explored and fetal heart monitored The meassure of effect happens two hours after randomization

The midwife who measures the effect is blinded to the treatment or lack of and also on the including exploration

Secondary effect meassures length of labour use of oxytocin and number of contracions prmin meassured twice

1 before the randomization and again 1 hour after randomization
Detailed Description: None

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
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