Cephalic Version by Acupuncture for Breech Presentation

University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breech Presentation

Treatments: Other: Acupuncture stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00813683

3993

Details and patient eligibility

About

We want to study the efficiency of acupuncture for cephalic version of breech presentation during pregnancy.

Several randomized studies show that acupuncture may be useful in version of breech presentation, but none with a sham.

Protocol :

• Inclusion of patients with fetus in breech presentation at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy.
• Randomization. First group : acupuncture by stimulation of "67 Bladder" point.Second group : stimulation of "45 Stomach" point (sham).
• Ultrasonographic control of presentation at 35 weeks.

Enrollment: 259 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Single pregnancy at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy.
• Fetus in breech presentation.

Exclusion criteria

• Twins.
• Story of preterm birth or any preterm birth risk
• Fetal malformations, abnormal karyotype

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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259 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Stimulation of "67 Bladder" point

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture stimulation

Other: Acupuncture stimulation

2

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Stimulation of "45 Stomach" point (sham)

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture stimulation

Other: Acupuncture stimulation