Status:
COMPLETED
Skin Closures at Cesarean Delivery, Glue vs Subcuticular Sutures.
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Conditions:
Cesarean Wound; Dehiscence
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The optimal choice of skin closure at cesarean delivery has not yet been determined. This study will compare wound complications and scar healing following cesarean delivery between 2 methods of skin ...
Detailed Description
Cesarean delivery (CD) rates have increased during the last few decades and it has become the most common surgery during women's reproductive years . However, despite its prevalence, data regarding ma...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Maternal Age: 20-40 years old.
- BMI: 18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2.
- Gestational Age: term pregnancy (≥ 37 weeks) and viable fetus.
- Scheduled to undergo elective lower segment CD (category 4 CD).
- Hemoglobin level: ≥ 10 gm/dl.
Exclusion
- Abnormal placental invasion (e.g., placenta previa).
- Emergency CD (category 1, 2 and 3 CD).
- Clinical signs of infection at the time of CD.
- Medical disorder (Diabetes, Hypertension, Cardiac, Hepatic or renal disorder).
- Uterine anomalies (e.g., septum, Mullerian anomalies or fibroids).
- Previous CD not using Pfannenstiel method (e.g., midline incision).
- Known hypersensitivity to any of the suture materials or glue used in the protocol, or any disorders requiring chronic corticosteroids or immune suppressants.
- History of surgical site infection after previous CD.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 25 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
79 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04371549
Start Date
August 25 2020
End Date
March 1 2021
Last Update
November 22 2022
Active Locations (1)
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AinShams university maternity hospital
Cairo, Egypt