NCT00813683

Cephalic Version by Acupuncture for Breech Presentation

Study of Cephalic Version by Acupuncture for Breech Presentation.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 259 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Strasbourg, France · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We want to study the efficiency of acupuncture for cephalic version of breech presentation during pregnancy. Several randomized studies show that acupuncture may be useful in version of breech presentation, but none with a sham. Protocol : * Inclusion of patients with fetus in breech presentation at 32-34 weeks of pregnancy. * Randomization. First group : acupuncture by stimulation of "67 Bladder" point.Second group : stimulation of "45 Stomach" point (sham). * Ultrasonographic control of presentation at 35 weeks.

Conditions

• Breech Presentation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Acupuncture stimulation	Acupuncture by stimulation of "67 Bladder" point
OTHER	Acupuncture stimulation	Acupuncture stimulation of "45 Stomach" point (sham)

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2014-05-01
• Completion: 2014-05-01
• First posted: 2008-12-23
• Last updated: 2025-12-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France