NCT02394041.

Trial name or title	A randomised controlled multicentre trial evaluating the efficacy of acupuncture versus placebo on the caesarean section rate in case of cervical dystocia in full‐term pregnancy
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Women at 37 weeks (+/‐ 2 days)
Interventions	Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture versus standard care. 3 acupuncture sessions, 1 per week with 1 or more sessions being performed during delivery. Type of sham needle not described.
Outcomes	Caesarean section rate
Starting date	November 2012
Contact information	Denis Colin MD, Department of Obstetrics, Hôpital Saint‐Cloud
Notes	Study terminated due to insufficient recruitment: 142 participants instead of 2220 planned.

^{AROM: artificial rupture of membranes
 PI: principal investigator
 SROM: spontaneous rupture of membranes}