Efficacy of Acupuncture on Induction of Labor

NCT ID: NCT01052857

Last Updated: 2010-01-20

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-11-30

Study Completion Date

2009-01-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Labor Pregnancy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

acupuncture daily fo 7 days

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

acupuncture application

2

observation

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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acupuncture

acupuncture application

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

* Fetal or maternal disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Principal Investigators

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facchinetti Fabio, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Locations

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University of Modena and reggio emilia

Modena, modena, Italy

Site Status

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Modena, Mo, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Other Identifiers

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acupuncture

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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