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Efficacy and Safety of Press Needle Combined with Programmed Intermittent Epidural Administration of Bupivacaine for Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Efficacy and Safety of Press Needle Combined with Programmed Intermittent Epidural Administration of Bupivacaine for Labor Analgesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500102582
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-16
Start date
2025-05-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Labor Analgesia

Interventions

Press Needle Group:Press Needle Acupuncture Combined with Epidural Labor Analgesia
Sham Press Needle Group:Sham Press Needle Acupuncture Combined with Epidural Labor Analgesia

Sponsors

Chengdu Pidu District People's Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
No minimum to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification of I to II; 2. Maternal age < 40 years old; 3.Meet the criteria for vaginal natural delivery; 4.No contraindications to neuraxial anesthesia; 5. Singleton pregnancy at full-term with cephalic presentation; 6.No history of opioid abuse; 7. Both the pregnant woman and her family agree to participate in this study and have signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Allergic to medications used in this study; 2. Comorbid conditions such as gestational hypertension or placental abruption; 3. Major organ system diseases that may interfere with delivery or anesthesia; 4. Fetal heart monitoring indicating fetal distress; 5. Prenatal fever (body temperature > 37.3°C); 6. Psychiatric disorders that preclude cooperation with medical care; 7. Skin lesions (e.g., ulcers, eczema) at the acupuncture site.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Average Consumption of Analgesics During Labor;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
VAS pain score;Ramsay score;Bromange score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi Junxiang

Chengdu Pidu District People's Hospital

494973600@qq.com+86 183 4930 1952

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026