Clinical Hypnosis Before External Cephalic Version (ECV)

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital716 enrolled

Overview

Does clinical hypnosis or neuro-linguistic programming improve the success rate of external cephalic version?

Prospective off-center randomisation of clinical hypnosis or neuro-linguistic programming intervention prior to a external cephalic version treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

716

Conditions

Breech Presentation at Term

Interventions

Clinical hypnosis or neuro-linguistic programmingOTHER

20 minutes tape recording intervention

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * singleton * breech presentation * gestation age above 36 weeks + 6 days Exclusion Criteria: * multiples * cannot understand German language

Locations (1)

Department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Successful ECV

Rate of cephalic presentation three hours after external cephalic version.

Time frame: 3 hours after ECV treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Questionnaire

Time frame: before and 30 minutes after ECV

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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