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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
PHASE2
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2002-10-31
2007-03-31
Brief Summary
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A randomized controlled trial including 150 pregnant women Acupuncture has become a natural part of the range of obstetric treatments offered in danish delivery wards, but there is only little evidence to the effect of the acupuncture.
The women are randomized into to groups.
1. Acupuncture, Acu.points: KI3, Ki6, SP6, BL60, LI4, BL67(acupressure)
2. No treatment
The women will be asked in case beginning signs of inertia, if they want to parcipitate in the trial.
Inclusion criteria:
1. Normal pregnancy
2. In labour (orificium \< 8 cm), 37th week or thereafter
3. Ruptured membranes
4. Primary or secondary inertia
The women will just before randomization be vaginally explored and fetal heart monitored. The meassure of effect happens two hours after randomization.
The midwife who measures the effect, is blinded to the treatment or lack of, and also on the including exploration.
Secondary effect meassures: length of labour, use of oxytocin and number of contracions pr/min meassured twice:
1\. before the randomization and again 1 hour after randomization.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Interventions
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Acupuncture og acupressure when diagnosed with dystocia
Acupuncture points: sp6 li4 ki3 ki6 bl60 Acupressure points: bl67
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. In labour (orificium \< 8 cm), 37th week or thereafter
3. Ruptured membranes
4. Primary or secondary inertia -
Exclusion Criteria
2. Pathological labour
3. Medical diseases
4. Women who do not speak and undrestand danish
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Ringkjøbing County Research Fond
UNKNOWN
Union of Midwives Research Fond
OTHER
Herning Hospital
OTHER
Principal Investigators
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Kjeld Rasmussen, obst. dr.med
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Obstetric ward Herning and Holstebro hospitals
Other Identifiers
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NCT00279071
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
1-Modlock
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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