Simple moves may flip stubborn babies in the womb
NCT ID NCT06887634
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a sequence of maternal positions and the Rebozo technique (a fabric-based method) can help turn a baby facing the wrong way (occiput posterior) during labor. About 578 women in early labor will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or standard care. The goal is to see if the baby's head rotates to a better position within 3.5 hours, potentially reducing complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rebozo technique and maternal positioning procedures (forward-leaning inversion, side-lying release)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help babies turn into a better position during labor, potentially reducing the need for cesarean sections or other interventions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 578 participants, and the intervention is time-consuming (90-105 minutes). It may not be effective for all women, and results may not apply to those with certain medical conditions.
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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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About 578 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * woman in labor between 3 and 8 cm of cervical dilation * woman with a singleton term fetus (≥37 0/7 weeks of gestation) in an Occiput Posterior Persistent Position clinically diagnosed and confirmed by transabdominal sonography Exclusion Criteria: * Women with growth restricted fetuses according to the Delphi's consensus * Fetuses with congenital anomalies or infections or with chromosomal abnormalities * Intrauterine fetal demise * Fetal and/or maternal conditions requiring urgent or emergent delivery or impeding the use of FLI and SLR and/or the Rebozo technique (non-reassuring fetal heart rate, abnormal vaginal bleeding, immobilizing epidural analgesia, polyhydramnios, extrapelvic fetal head, body mass index ≥35 Kg/m2, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with inadequate control of blood pressure, maternal heart disease in class III to V according to the modified World Health Organization, glaucoma or ocular surgery, esophageal reflux disease, hypermobile sacro-ileac joint, and severe symphysis dysfunction)
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Monza, 20900, Italy