Acupuncture as Pain Relief and Relaxation During Childbirth

Natural Childbirth Clinical Trial

Official title: Acupuncture as Pain Relief and Relaxation During Childbirth. A Randomized Controlled Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture for pain relief and relaxation during childbirth.

Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture for pain relief an relaxation during childbirth.

In a controlled study 607 healthy patients in active labor at term are randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture, TENS or traditional analgesia. Pharmacological analgesia is provided on request. The treatment is administered by midwives trained in acupuncture and TENS. The objective parameter of outcome is the need for conventional analgesia in each group. Visual analogue scale assessments are used to evaluate participants perception of pain before, during and after treatment. Questionnaires filled out two months after delivery is used to investigate the patients experience and satisfaction with delivery and analgesia. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acupuncture Analgesia
• Natural Childbirth

• NCT number: NCT00261755
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Aarhus
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
• Start date: March 2001
• Completion date: May 2004