Feasibility and safety study of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for labor analgesia

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Participants were in the active phase of labour at the time. The inclusion criteria were as follows: the fetus must have reached a gestational age of 37 to 42 weeks; the women must have had a normal pregnancy, with vertex presentation, and must have presented cervical dilatation of 3 to 5 cm, with contractions that had initiated and were regular; the women must have demonstrated the ability to communicate verbally.

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000050983
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Anaesthesiology, People's Hospital of Chongqing Banan District

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-05-05
• Study Completion: 2023-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria were: (1) maternal cutaneous lesions on the application sites such as wound scars, urticaria or insect bites; (2) candidates for vaginal birth after cesarean section; and (3) pacemaker users.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified