Use Ear Acupuncture as Treatment for Low Back Pain During Pregnancy

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pregnancy Related Low Back Pain

In brief

Ear acupuncture can be used as a treatment for pregnancy induced low back pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00571480

Run by

Yale University

People needed

159

Starts

2005-02-01

Expected to finish

2008-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-07-21

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 46. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English speaking, healthy pregnant women in at least 25 weeks of gestational age who suffered from low back pain related to pregnancy.
• No obstetric complications during pregnancy or neurological complications that require immediate medical/surgical intervention.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Mentally challenged
• State of pregnancy less than 25 weeks but suffer from pregnancy related low back pain
• Pregnant women without low back pain
• The pregnancy is complicated by obstetrical problems, or low back pain requiring immediate surgical/medical intervention.

Where it is running

• Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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