OBEL - Osteopathy versus Physical Exercises in Breech Pregnancy - Does Mother's Treatment Influence the Child's Position at the Beginning of Birth? A pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

OBEL - Osteopathy versus Physical Exercises in Breech Pregnancy - Does Mother's Treatment Influence the Child's Position at the Beginning of Birth? A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. - OBEL Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017280

Enrollment

128

Registered

2020-01-13

Start date

2020-01-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

O32.1

Interventions

Group 1: between weeks of pregnancy 36 and 39+0 one to three findings-oriented osteopathic treatments (40-50 min) at intervals of one week. Following the osteopathic medicine, the parietal, visceral a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 48 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: over 18 years fetal position breech greater pregnancy week 36 diagnosed by Ultrasound less than or equal to Pregnancy Day 273 (39+0 SSW) Pregnancy of singleton Knowledge of the German language normal fetal development Amniotic fluid normal (single deepest pocket 2-8 cm or amniotic fluid index 8-21 cm) informed consent Form is signed by proband

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: over 48 years Previous osteopathic treatment in this pregnancy Premature rupture of membrane, known uterine malformations Premature contractions vaginal bleeding of unknown origin Gestoses (preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome) Sectio Indication (e.g. placenta praevia, maternal pelvic abnormalty)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Position of the child at the beginning of birth. Time of determination: postpartum. Survey by interviewing the mother.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
health-related quality of life, measured with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) one week after intervention as a self-evaluation questionnaire in the paper and pencil procedure. Anxiety, measured with the State Trait Anxiety Depression Inventory (STADI) directly after intervention and one week later as self-evaluation questionnaire in the paper and pencil procedure.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCarolien Rens

Klinik für Geburtshilfe

obelstudie@gmail.com0176-56774456

Outcome results

None listed

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