Acupuncture vs. placebo: can Needle-Free technique flip breech babies?
NCT ID NCT01487590
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether acupuncture-moxibustion, a non-invasive technique, can safely turn a breech baby before birth. 328 pregnant women with a single baby in breech position received either the real treatment or a placebo. The goal was to see if this method could reduce the need for C-sections by helping babies flip head-down.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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328 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Oct 2006
- Finished
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Dec 2010
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * breech presentation, * SINGLETON Exclusion Criteria: * maternal age between 18 ans 45, * multiple gestation, * fetal or uterine malformation, * premature rupture of membranes
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Jeanne de Flandre, CHRU de Lille
Lille, France
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