An interventional study of Laser acupuncture in Breech Presentation, sponsored by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to female participants aged 20 Years to 36 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-09-13.
Sponsored by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Acupuncture-type interventions (such as moxibustion and acupuncture) at Bladder 67 (BL67, Zhiyin point) have been proposed to have positive effects on breech presentation. However, the role of laser acupuncture for Breech presentation remains unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of laser acupuncture in correcting breech presentation.
41 studies on the registry are indexed under Breech Presentation; 10 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 119 across 31 interventional studies indexed under Breech Presentation.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Laser acupuncture with knee-chest position
Procedure: Laser acupuncture
usual care with knee-chest position
Laser acupuncture is a low-level laser technique with no invasive procedure
Cephalic presentation at gestation age (GA) of 36 weeks
numbers of cephalic presentation confirmed by ultrasound
Time frame: at gestation age (GA) 36 weeks
Cephalic presentation at labor
confirmed by ultrasound
Time frame: numbers of cephalic presentation at labor (an average of GA 38 weeks)
adverse events
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 weeks
preterm labor
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 weeks
methods of delivery
C/S or vaginal delivery
Time frame: at labor, an average of GA 38 weeks
Plan to share: Undecided
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Started Jun 2020 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Oct 2024, 52 months after the start.
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