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Acupuncture for Pain Relief During Perineal Repair After Childbirth

NCT00328796 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 207

Last updated 2008-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Midwives and obstetricians are currently using acupuncture for several health problems during pregnancy and childbirth. The investigators wish to determine whether acupuncture can be used as pain relief during the repair of lacerations in the female pelvic floor following childbirth.

Three acupuncture points in the ear have been reported highly effective for perineal pain relief. A scientific trial will compare acupuncture with traditional local anaesthetics when midwives conduct perineal repair just after delivery in the hospitals of Southern Denmark.

Conditions

  • Birth Injuries
  • Lacerations
  • Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture in 6 specific points

DRUG

lidocaine 10mg/ml

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Danish Midwifery Organization

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Aase and Ejnar Danielsens Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Augustinus Foundation, Denmark.

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sonderborg Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Sara Kindberg, PhD Student · Aarhus University, Perinatal Epidemiological Unit

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-07-31
Completion
2008-02-29

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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