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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of manual acupuncture and electro-acupuncture on labour pain.


Clinical Trial Description

Acupuncture is used in obstetric care in spite of insufficient evidence of its potential to reduce labour pain. The findings so far are contradictory, which may reflect methodological limitations. The present study will take issues into account, such as sufficiently large sample to allow detection of possible differences between study groups; optimal timing of the intervention; controlling for intensity of the treatment; qualified training of persons giving the treatment; biological markers of pain and stress; possible effects on mother and infant; women's experiences such as overall birth experience and memory of pain. ;


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NCT number NCT01197950
Study type Interventional
Source University of Skövde
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2008
Completion date November 2011

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