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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
89 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-02-28
2007-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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Acupuncture
Acupuncture
Sham Acupuncture
Sham comparator
Usual care only
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Acupuncture
Sham comparator
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 38-41 weeks gestation
* English or Spanish speaking
* Bishop score of 7 or less
Exclusion Criteria
* transportation difficulties
* previous inability to tolerate acupuncture
* age less than 18
18 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
OTHER
Responsible Party
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Principal Investigators
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Teresa Harper, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Ob/Gyn
Locations
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UNC-Chapel Hill Family Medicine Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Countries
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References
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Harper TC, Coeytaux RR, Chen W, Campbell K, Kaufman JS, Moise KJ, Thorp JM. A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for initiation of labor in nulliparous women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Aug;19(8):465-70. doi: 10.1080/14767050600730740.
Other Identifiers
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G0418
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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