Status:

UNKNOWN

Comparison of Tissue Retractors During Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women

Lead Sponsor:

Thomas Jefferson University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Apple Medical Corporation

Conditions:

Cesarean Section

Obesity

Eligibility:

FEMALE

15+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the use of the Mobius™ retractor to the use of traditional metal retraction instruments in non-urgent cesarean deliveries of obese women. The Mobius™ re...

Detailed Description

The Mobius™ retractor has been used in many obese cesarean deliveries based on the theory that it provides superior visualization. There have been no clinical trials to determine if this "added" expos...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • pregnant women undergoing non-urgent cesarean delivery

Exclusion

  • women undergoing urgent cesarean delivery
  • BMI \<35kg/m2
  • women undergoing vaginal delivery
  • positive urine drug screen or known history of methadone maintenance or substance abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00358592

Start Date

July 1 2006

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

May 21 2013

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Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107