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Randomised Controlled Trial of the Efficacy of Acupuncture Versus Placebo on the Caesarean Section Rate in Case of Cervical Dystocia in Full-term Pregnancy

NCT02394041 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2015-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The principal objective of the trial is to demonstrate that acupuncture could reduce the caesarean section rate for cervical dystocia.

Secondary objectives:

To demonstrate that acupuncture can:

* reduce morbidity, fetal mortality and duration of childbirth;
* reduce the cost of care, due to diminution of caesarean sections and duration of obstetric labor;
* to evaluate the tolerance.

Conditions

  • Cervical Dystocia

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Method of acupuncture: check the condition of skin, disinfect if needed, insert sterile needles with special handling for each point, remove the needles after 15 minutes.

DEVICE

Sham acupuncture

Sham acupuncture with sham needles

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Denis COLIN, MD · Department of Obstetrics, Hôpital Saint-Cloud

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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