Could a vibrating tool ease pregnancy pain? small study tests feasibility
NCT ID NCT04257318
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether pregnant women would accept using a vibrating relaxation tool to help with pain. 32 pregnant women were asked to use the tool at least twice. The goal was to see if this approach is worth studying further, not to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vibrating Relaxation Tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a non-drug pain relief option for pregnant women.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 32 participants, so results may not apply widely. It only measures acceptability, not actual pain relief.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant woman, whatever the term, primiparous or multiparous * Age ≥ 18 years old * Patient having read and understood the information letter and signed the consent form * Patient affiliated to Social Security Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand French or information, * Person deprived of their liberty by an administrative or judicial decision * Person placed under the protection of justice * Person under guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rouen University Hospital
Rouen, France
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