Acupuncture to induce labour

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Women with a post date pregnancy; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Normal pregnancy; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Childbirth and postnatal care; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12606000494538
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Adelaide

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2001-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 404

Inclusion Criteria

Women > or = 41 weeks booked for delivery at Women's and Children's Hospital; singleton pregnancy; cephalic presentation; informed written consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Active labour (cervix fully effaced > or = 3cm dilated) and regular uterine contractions; contra-indications to induction of labour or vaginal delivery; women with spontaneous premautre rupture of membranes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified