# Use Ear Acupuncture as Treatment for Low Back Pain During Pregnancy

> **NCT00571480** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Yale University** · enrollment: 159 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Pregnancy Related Low Back Pain

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** acupuncture
- **OTHER:** Sham acupuncture
- **OTHER:** standard of care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00571480
- **Lead sponsor:** Yale University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2005-02
- **Primary completion:** 2008-01
- **Final completion:** 2008-01
- **Target enrollment:** 159 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-07-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00571480

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00571480, "Use Ear Acupuncture as Treatment for Low Back Pain During Pregnancy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00571480. Licensed CC0.

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