Status:

COMPLETED

Cosmetic Outcomes With Tissue Adhesive (2-octylcyanoacrylate) or Staples in Repeated Cesarean Section

Lead Sponsor:

Università degli Studi dell'Insubria

Conditions:

Cesarean Section

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Recent clinical trials were developed to test the outcomes of skin closure with tissue adhesive, staples and monofilament synthetic suture after cesarean section with Pfannenstiel incision: both clini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Previous cesarean section with Pfannenstiel incision (regardless of the indication, emergency/urgency, weeks of pregnancy and years passed from the previous cesarean section)
  • Maternal age 18-45 years
  • Singleton pregnancy at 37-41 weeks of gestation (based on first-trimester ultrasound) with a viable fetus

Exclusion

  • History of keloids
  • Previous transversal suprapubic scars
  • Clinical signs of infection and/or tattoos in the area to be studied
  • Known patient hypersensitivity to any of the suture materials used in the protocol
  • BMI below 20 or above 30
  • Any medical disorder that could affect wound healing, including severe malnutrition, conditions requiring chronic corticosteroid use or immune suppressant, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (defined as Hemoglobin A1c \> 6%, unbalanced daily glucose measurements, and fasting glucose \>95 mg/dL).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 15 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04302597

Start Date

May 15 2020

End Date

July 15 2021

Last Update

September 8 2021

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Ospedale "Filippo Del Ponte"

Varese, Lombardy, Italy, 21100