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A randomized controlled trial of cephalic version for breech presentation in the third trimester by lateral postural management without knee-chest position

A randomized controlled trial of cephalic version for breech presentation in the third trimester by lateral postural management without knee-chest position - BRLT study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000043613
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-03-15
Start date
2021-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Breech presentation

Interventions

Women of the interventional group are going to be instructed to lie on their right side several times a day when the fetal back was left side, or to lie on their left side when the fetal back was righ

Sponsors

Nippon Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women who are diagnosed with breech presentation by ultrasonography between 28 weeks 0 days and 30 weeks 0 days of gestation at a single institution were eligible for inclusion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were scheduled cesarean delivery (included placenta previa, history of cesarean delivery, and history of myomectomy), multiple pregnancy, transverse position, scheduled delivery at another hospital, other genupectoral management, and complications such as heart disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the percentage of fetuses in cephalic presentation at term

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
the percentage of cephalic presentation two weeks later, four weeks later, six weeks later, and at delivery, the rate of cesarean delivery, the rate of cesarean delivery for breech presentation, recurrent breech presentation after cephalic version, and adverse effects.

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroki Shinmura

Nippon Medical School Musashikosugi Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

h-shimmura@nms.ac.jp044-733-5181

Outcome results

None listed

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