Efficacy of Acupuncture on Induction of Labor

Status

Completed

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01052857

Enrollment

Registered

2010-01-20

Start date

2007-11-30

Completion date

2009-01-31

Last updated

2010-01-20

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Conditions

Labor, Pregnancy

Keywords

to evaluate acupuncture as possible alternative treatment for induction of labor, Induction, treatment, posterm

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the induction of labor in pregnant women at the 40 weeks + 4 days of gestation.

Detailed description

Women at 40+2-40+4 gestational age were allocated to receive acupuncture twice a week or observation in order to observe the efficacy of acupuncture in labour onset.

Interventions

PROCEDUREacupuncture

acupuncture application

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Physiological pregnant women at 40 weeks + 4 days of gestation

Exclusion criteria

* Fetal or maternal disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture administered daily from 40 weeks + 4 days of gestation for induction of labor respect with placebo	7 days

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
to evaluate safety of acupuncture	7 days

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026