Correction of Breech Presentation With Laser Acupuncture

Breech Presentation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Correction of Breech Presentation With Laser Acupuncture: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04613778
• Other study ID #: 202000341A3
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Contact: YEH YUAN-CHIEH
• Phone: 24313131
• Email: b9005030[@]cgmh.org.tw
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Acupuncture-type interventions (such as moxibustion and acupuncture) at Bladder 67 (BL67, Zhiyin point) have been proposed to have positive effects on breech presentation. However, the role of laser acupuncture for Breech presentation remains unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of laser acupuncture in correcting breech presentation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: October 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 36 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• breech presentation or non-cephalic presentation
• gestation age 28~34 weeks
• singleton

Exclusion Criteria:

• uterus anomaly
• uterus tumors
• risk of preterm labor

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Breech Presentation

Intervention

Procedure:
• Laser acupuncture
Laser acupuncture is a low-level laser technique with no invasive procedure

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Chang Gung Memorial Hospital	Keelung

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	adverse events		through study completion, an average of 6 weeks
Other	preterm labor		through study completion, an average of 6 weeks
Other	methods of delivery	C/S or vaginal delivery	at labor, an average of GA 38 weeks
Primary	Cephalic presentation at gestation age (GA) of 36 weeks	numbers of cephalic presentation confirmed by ultrasound	at gestation age (GA) 36 weeks
Secondary	Cephalic presentation at labor	confirmed by ultrasound	numbers of cephalic presentation at labor (an average of GA 38 weeks)