Using moxibustion to turn the breech baby

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN98448646

Enrollment

210

Registered

2004-09-30

Start date

2004-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-11-28

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Conditions

Breech pregnancy Pregnancy and Childbirth Breech pregnancy

Interventions

A double blinded randomised controlled trial. Does moxibustion to the classical acupuncture point bladder 67 increase the version rate to cephalic in uncomplicated breech pregnancies?

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 210 women aged 16-46 years with an uncomplicated breech pregnancy at 34-35 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presentation of the baby one week after treatment and at delivery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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