Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture With Manual and Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Labour Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Skövde
Conditions:
Labour Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on labour pain.
Detailed Description
Acupuncture is used in obstetric care in spite of insufficient evidence of its potential to reduce labour pain. The findings so far are contradictory, which may reflect methodological limitations. The...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admission to the labour ward in spontaneous onset of labour
- Latent or active phase of labour
- Nulliparity
- Singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation
- Gestation: 37+0 to 41+6 (weeks + days)
- Expressed need for labour pain relief
- Swedish speaking (well enough to understand written and oral instructions)
Exclusion
- No pharmacological pain relief within 24 hours prior to inclusion into the study
- Severe preeclampsia
- Treatment with oxytocin at the time point of allocation
- Treatment with anticoagulant
- Pacemaker
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
303 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01197950
Start Date
October 1 2008
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
September 21 2022
Active Locations (1)
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School of Life Sciences, University of Skövde
Skövde, Sweden, SE-541 28