Prospective study on effectiveness of sacral surface therapeutic electrical stimulation for pregnant women during threatened preterm labor

Prospective study on effectiveness of sacral surface therapeutic electrical stimulation for pregnant women during threatened preterm labor - Prospective study on therapeutic electrical stimulation for threatened preterm labor

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030944

Enrollment

172

Registered

2018-01-25

Start date

2018-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

premature threatened labor

Interventions

conventional therapy additional sacral surface therapeutic electrical stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: pregnant women aged 18 and over with threatened premature labor between 24 weeks and 34 weeks of gestation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: abruption of placenta, prolapse of umbilical cord, non reassuring fetal status, massive genital hemorrhage due to placenta previa, uterine rupture, and other feto-maternal emergent status

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total daily dose of tocolytic agents at the completion of therapy	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
blood flow of fetal umbilical cord, estimated fetal weight, resistance of maternal uterine artery, stiffness of uterine cervix and so on	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShinsuke Tokoro

Shiga University of Medical Science Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

shinsuke.tokoro@gmail.com077-548-2267

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026