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Acupuncture needle may protect the perineum during childbirth

NCT ID NCT04128033

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether puncturing the RP6 acupuncture point during the pushing phase of labor could reduce perineal tears and increase the chance of an intact perineum after childbirth. 350 women who had never given birth vaginally were randomly assigned to receive either real acupuncture or a placebo puncture. The main goal was to see if the real acupuncture led to fewer injuries.

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Active substance
acupuncture (puncture of RP6 point)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce perineal injuries during childbirth.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial with 350 participants, but the intervention is a single acupuncture point, and results may not apply to all women or settings. The placebo effect is also possible.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

350 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2019

Finished

Jul 2019

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * primiparous or multiparous women who have never given birth vaginally * term patients (after 37 weeks of amenorrhea) * patients delivering a fetus in cephalic presentation * patients speaking and understanding French. Exclusion Criteria: * patients suspected of having a fetal macrosomy (greater than the 97th percentile) on the last ultrasound * patients with twin pregnancies * excised patients * patient who has made an acupuncture preparation during pregnancy * patients with fetal death in utero * patients requiring medical termination of pregnancy

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Conditions

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injury

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Perineum; injury

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

    Corbeil-Essonnes, 91106, France

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