Efficacy of Acupuncture on Induction of Labor

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Status and phase: Completed; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Labor; Pregnancy

Treatments: Procedure: acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01052857

acupuncture

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the induction of labor in pregnant women at the 40 weeks + 4 days of gestation.

Full description

Women at 40+2-40+4 gestational age were allocated to receive acupuncture twice a week or observation in order to observe the efficacy of acupuncture in labour onset.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Physiological pregnant women at 40 weeks + 4 days of gestation

Exclusion criteria

• Fetal or maternal disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

acupuncture daily fo 7 days

Treatment:

Procedure: acupuncture

2

No Intervention group

Description:

observation