Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01291355
Maternal Positioning and Occipitoposterior Fetal Position
Maternal Positioning to Correct Occipitoposterior Fetal Position in Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 438 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 48 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specific maternal position to correct fetal position in occipito-posterior during the labor. The investigators hypothesize that the maternal position described by the Dr de Gasquet facilitate the rotation in occipito-anterior during the labor. The calculated sample size is 438 participants (219 in each group)
Detailed description
Randomized clinical trial
Conditions
- Maternal Distress in Labor
- Persistent Occipitoposterior or Occipitoanterior Position
- Dystocia
- Fetal Position and Presentation Abnormalities
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Specific maternal position during the labor | women allocated to intervention group will be invited to adopt a posture all fours type:"support on the knees, torso tilted forward, back stretched" for a minimum of 10 minutes. A cushion is placed between the legs of the woman to limit the cuts. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-04-01
- Completion
- 2014-10-01
- First posted
- 2011-02-08
- Last updated
- 2014-11-13
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Switzerland
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01291355. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.