CompletedPhase 1/2

Acupuncture as Pain Relief and Relaxation During Childbirth

Denmark607 participantsStarted 2001-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture for pain relief and relaxation during childbirth.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy, Danish speaking women with a normal singleton pregnancy giving birth at term 37 - 42 weeks) with a fetus in cephalic presentation. Exclusion Criteria: * Women with medical diseases or complicated pregnancy. Women who has already received conventional analgesia during labor.

What they're measuring

The need for conventional analgesic in each group.

Timeframe: during labor

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00261755

SponsorUniversity of Aarhus

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2004-02

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