N/A Completed N=303 Randomized Treatment

Acupuncture With Manual and Electrical Stimulation to Reduce Labour Pain

Labour Pain

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01197950 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

303

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Jun 2022

Primary outcomePrimary: Use of Epidural Analgesia — 99; 103; 101 participants

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on labour pain.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Use of Epidural Analgesia	99; 103; 101	—

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

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