The study is a randomized controlled trial examining the effectiveness of a short mindfulness-based intervention on the success rate of external cephalic version in pregnant women with breech presentation. It is hypothesized that this intervention will increase the ECV success rate and decrease the pain experienced after the ECV.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
148
The intervention includes a short mindfulness-based intervention with a duration of 5 minutes. It involves a sitting mediation focused on breath adapted from the existing protocols of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). The intervention is audio-guided and will be delivered via headphones.
Catharina Hospital
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
RECRUITINGPost-intervention external cephalic version success rate
The success rate of the external cephalic versions (successful/not successful) will be compared between the intervention and control group.
Time frame: 1 hour after enrollment (i.e., in hospital, after intervention and external cephalic version)
Post-intervention pain perception
The pain experienced during the external cephalic version will be assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS). The mean/median VAS scores will be compared between the intervention and control group. The scores range between 0 and 10, with a higher score indicating more experienced pain.
Time frame: 1 hour after enrollment (i.e., in hospital, after intervention and external cephalic version)
Post-intervention comfort
Comfort during the external cephalic version will be assessed with a visual analogue scale (VAS). The mean/median VAS scores will be compared between the intervention and control group. The scores range between 0 and 10, with a higher score indicating more comfort.
Time frame: 1 hour after enrollment (i.e., in hospital, after intervention and external cephalic version)
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