Correction of Breech Presentation With Laser Acupuncture

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breech Presentation

Treatments: Procedure: Laser acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04613778

202000341A3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Acupuncture-type interventions (such as moxibustion and acupuncture) at Bladder 67 (BL67, Zhiyin point) have been proposed to have positive effects on breech presentation. However, the role of laser acupuncture for Breech presentation remains unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of laser acupuncture in correcting breech presentation.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 36 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• breech presentation or non-cephalic presentation
• gestation age 28~34 weeks
• singleton

Exclusion criteria

• uterus anomaly
• uterus tumors
• risk of preterm labor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Laser acupuncture

Experimental group

Description:

Laser acupuncture with knee-chest position

Treatment:

Procedure: Laser acupuncture

No intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

usual care with knee-chest position