A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Repeated Hands-and-Knees Positioning During Labour

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01720004

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Official title

Repeated Hands-and-Knees Positioning During Labour: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Brief summary

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The investigators designed a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of repeated hands-and-knees positioning during labour. The objectives were 1) to provide an estimate of enrollment rates, 2) to assess compliance with the study protocol by participants and care providers, 3) to obtain women's views about their experiences using the hands-and-knees position, and 4) to provide estimates of treatment effects to inform the sample size calculation for a large trial.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT01720004
Recruitment status: Completed
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 1
Lead sponsor: University of Toronto; Other
Enrollment: 30 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium

Interventions

Repeated hands-and-knees positioning during labour Other

Other

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: Not listed
Sex: Female
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date: Oct 2010 (Type not available)
Primary completion: Feb 2012 (Actual)
Completion: Feb 2012 (Actual)
Last update posted: Nov 1, 2012

2010 – 2012

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital	Fort Worth	Texas	76104	—

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