• BJOG · Mar 2011

    Randomized Controlled Trial

    Acupuncture for pain relief during induced labour in nulliparae: a randomised controlled study.

    • I Z Mackenzie, J Xu, C Cusick, H Midwinter-Morten, H Meacher, J Mollison, and M Brock.
    • Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford, UK. ian.mackenzie@obs-gyn.ox.ac.uk
    • BJOG. 2011 Mar 1; 118 (4): 440-7.

    ObjectiveTo assess the role of acupuncture for analgesia during labour.DesignDouble-blind study of manual, electro and sham acupuncture, and single-blind study comparing acupuncture with a control group for analgesia for labour induction.SettingA major obstetric unit in the UK.PopulationA cohort of 105 nulliparae undergoing labour induction at term.MethodsTwenty-three subjects needed to be randomised to each group to have an 80% power of detecting a 50% relative reduction in epidural rate with an alpha value of 0.05.Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary end point was the rate of intrapartum epidural analgesia, and the secondary end points were parenteral analgesia requirement, labour length, delivery mode, neonatal condition and postpartum haemorrhage.ResultsThere was no difference in epidural analgesia between acupuncture and sham acupuncture, relative risk 1.18 (95% CI 0.8-1.74), or between acupuncture and control, relative risk 0.88 (95% CI 0.66-1.19). There were no significant differences in the secondary end points between the acupuncture groups and the control group. Side effects or complications of acupuncture were not identified.ConclusionsUsing the protocols studied, there was no analgesic benefit with acupuncture for pain relief during induced labour in nulliparae.© 2011 The Authors Journal compilation © RCOG 2011 BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

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