Moxibustion for Fetus in Breech Presentation

NCT ID: NCT00890474

Last Updated: 2009-04-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

212 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-10-31

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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Objective: To evaluate moxibustion of the BL67 acupoint between 34 and 38 weeks of gestation to facilitate cephalic version of breech presentation in a Western setting. The hypothesis is that moxibustion increase the likelihood of cephalic version.

Design: Randomised controlled trial Setting: University hospital. Population: A total of 212 consenting women between 34 and 36 weeks of gestation with a single fetus in breech presentation will be randomised to moxibustion (n=106) or expectant management (n=106).

Main Outcome Measure: Cephalic presentation at delivery or before external cephalic version.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Breech Presentation

Keywords

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Breech presentation at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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Moxibustion

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Moxibustion of the BL67 acupoint

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Moxibustion sessions every day (every other day in hospital, self-administration at home the other day) during a maximum of 14 days. Stopped if cephalic version.

Control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Moxibustion of the BL67 acupoint

Moxibustion sessions every day (every other day in hospital, self-administration at home the other day) during a maximum of 14 days. Stopped if cephalic version.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Breech presentation
* 34 to 36 weeks of gestation
* Single fetus

Exclusion Criteria

* Uterine malformation
* Placenta praevia
* Transverse lie
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Swiss National Science Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Loterie Romande

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Geneva

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Locations

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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

Geneva, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Guittier MJ, Pichon M, Dong H, Irion O, Boulvain M. Moxibustion for breech version: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Nov;114(5):1034-1040. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181bc707a.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20168104 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Moxibustion_siege

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id