N/A
N=303
Acupuncture With Manual and Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Labour Pain
Labour Pain
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01197950 ↗Enrolled (actual)
303
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2022
Primary outcome: Primary: Use of Epidural Analgesia — 99; 103; 101 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Manual Acupuncture (Device); Electro Acupuncture (Device)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- University of Skövde
- Primary completion
- Aug 2011
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Use of Epidural Analgesia |
99; 103; 101 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on labour pain.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Admission to the labour ward in spontaneous onset of labour
- Latent or active phase of labour
- Nulliparity
- Singleton pregnancy, cephalic presentation
- Gestation: 37+0 to 41+6 (weeks + days)
- Expressed need for labour pain relief
- Swedish speaking (well enough to understand written and oral instructions)
Exclusion Criteria
- No pharmacological pain relief within 24 hours prior to inclusion into the study
- Severe preeclampsia
- Treatment with oxytocin at the time point of allocation
- Treatment with anticoagulant
- Pacemaker
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01197950). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.