Status:
COMPLETED
Hypnosis Antenatal Training for Childbirth (HATCh): a Randomised Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Women's and Children's Hospital, Australia
Conditions:
Pregnancy
Labor
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Antenatal hypnosis is associated with a reduced need for pharmacological interventions during childbirth. This trial seeks to determine the efficacy or otherwise of antenatal group hypnosis preparatio...
Detailed Description
Background: Although medical interventions play an important role in preserving lives and maternal comfort they have become increasingly routine in normal childbirth. This may increase the risk of ass...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- women \> 34 \< 39 weeks gestation; singleton, viable fetus, vertex presentation, who are not in active labour (active labour is defined as cervical effacement and dilatation associated with regular uterine contractions) and who are planning a vaginal birth.
Exclusion
- Previous hypnosis preparation for childbirth;
- poor understanding of English requiring translator;
- women who are already enrolled in another pregnancy trial where analgesia requirements are an outcome measure;
- active psychological or psychiatric problems such as: active depression requiring treatment by a psychiatrist;
- schizophrenia;
- prior psychosis;
- severe intellectual disability.
- Women with pain caused by specific pathological entities such as: congenital neuromuscular disorders; spina bifida; metastatic disease; osteoporosis; rheumatoid arthritis; fractures,are also excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
448 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00282204
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
June 29 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Women's and Children's Hospital
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 5006