Mindfulness-based Intervention Prior to External Cephalic Version

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Short mindfulness-based intervention: 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.

Study summary

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.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Post-intervention external cephalic version success rate — 1 hour after enrollment (i.e., in hospital, after intervention and external cephalic version)
  The success rate of the external cephalic versions (successful/not successful) will be compared between the intervention and control group.

Trial sites (1)

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