NCT00261755|CompletedPhase 1/2
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Sponsor study identifier
interventional
607
1 country
1
Study Start
March 2001
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Primary Completion
February 2004
Actual (reported)Study Completion
May 2004
Actual (reported)The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture for pain relief and relaxation during childbirth.
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May 2004
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March 2001
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
February 2004
Actual (reported)May 2004
Actual (reported)December 2, 2005
Actual (reported)December 5, 2005
Actual (reported)The need for conventional analgesic in each group.
during labor
Obstetric outcome: duration of labour, use of oxytocin, incidence of caesarean section, bleeding, apgar score, cord blood pH
from randomization until birth
visual analogue scale is used to evaluate subjective effect on pain.
Just before randomization, one hour after randomization and subsequently every two hours until the child was born
Questionaries filled out by the parturients to investigate satisfactory with analgesic given.
two months after delivery
Acupuncture treatment during labor
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS treatment)during labor
Traditional pain treatment during labor
Based on international experiences and experiences from the pilot project 34 specified acupuncture points could be used.Treatment was individualised according to the woman's mobility and localization of pain. Needles were sterile stainless steel acupuncture needles in three lengths: 0.20 x 15 mm, 0.30 x 30 mm and 0.35 x 50 mm. No electric stimulation was used. The duration of needling could vary from 30 minutes to two hours and could be repeated. The needles were removed if the patient felt uncomfortable or in cases with obstetric pathology.
Dept Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
Lone Hvidman, MD,PhD
Department of Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Denmark
Morten Hedegaard, MD, PhD
Department Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Lissa Borup, Midwife
Department of Obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
Winnie M. Wurlitzer, Midwife
Department of obstetrics, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby
607 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
December 2, 2005
First Posted
December 5, 2005
Study Start
March 2001
Date type not reportedThis date has not been verified as actual or estimated.
Acupuncture in the Treatment of Gulf War Illness
The Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS treatment) was carried out using a B.C - TENS 120Z unit. Two to four electrodes were placed on the skin of the lower back. The units were set in constant mode, initially with a pulse width of 60 micro-seconds and a pulse rate of 100 pulses per second. The treatment lasted from 20 to 45 minutes and could be repeated. The intensity of stimulation could be adjusted by the woman or the midwife.
All analgesic methods available (Sterile water papules, nitro oxygen, bath tub, pethidine and epidural analgesics (EDA)). A specific analgesic was chosen by the woman and the midwife after informed choice.
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Primary Completion
February 2004
Actual (reported)Study Completion
May 2004
Actual (reported)Last Updated
May 7, 2008
Record last verified: 2008-05
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