Acupuncture for the Prevention of Postdates Pregnancy
- Conditions
- Pregnancy
- Registration Number
- NCT00312585
- Lead Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess if acupuncture can shorten the time to delivery for women who are experiencing their first, full-term pregnancy.
- Detailed Description
There are certain medical conditions that can complicate pregnancies after 40 weeks gestation. However, it is not always safe or easy to put these women into labor. Acupuncture has been used in Asia for hundreds of years to induce contractions and begin the labor process. Acupuncture is not typically used in the United States to induce labor, however. The purpose of this study is to determine whether a series of up to five acupuncture treatments can prevent postdates pregnancy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 89
- first, full-term pregnancy
- 38-41 weeks gestation
- English or Spanish speaking
- Bishop score of 7 or less
- uncertain pregnancy dating
- transportation difficulties
- previous inability to tolerate acupuncture
- age less than 18
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method prevention of inpatient induction of labor
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method length of maternal hospital stay rates of assisted delivery rates of chorioamnionitis neonatal outcomes rate of cesarean delivery
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UNC-Chapel Hill Family Medicine Center
🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
UNC-Chapel Hill Family Medicine Center🇺🇸Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States