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THE EFFECT OF STAPLER VERSUS SKIN SUTURING ON PAIN AND WOUND HEALING AFTER EPISIOTOMY REPAIR IN PRIMIPAROUS WOMEN
Led by Ayşegül Kanık · Updated on 2026-02-10
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
38 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of skin closure using surgical staplers compared with conventional skin sutures on postoperative pain and wound healing in primiparous women undergoing episiotomy repair after vaginal delivery. Primiparous women who require episiotomy during vaginal birth will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: skin closure with staples or skin closure with sutures. Postpartum pain levels and wound healing outcomes will be assessed and compared between the two groups. The results of this study are expected to contribute to evidence-based decisions regarding optimal skin closure techniques in episiotomy repair.
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Official Title
THE EFFECT OF STAPLER VERSUS SKIN SUTURING ON PAIN AND WOUND HEALING AFTER EPISIOTOMY REPAIR IN PRIMIPAROUS WOMEN
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Term pregnancy of 37 weeks or more
- Low-risk pregnancy without obstetric risk factors
- Not receiving oxytocin induction during latent or active labor
- Singleton pregnancy with a live fetus
- No psychiatric disorders
- No substance abuse
- Primiparous women having their first vaginal birth
- Presence of 1st or 2nd degree perineal tear
- Able to read, understand, and voluntarily provide written and verbal informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Apgar score less than 7 at 1 minute and/or 5 minutes
- Neonatal anomaly
- Use of more than 10 mL analgesic during episiotomy repair beyond routine practice
- Obesity
- Vaginal infection or vaginal lesion
- Maternal conditions impairing wound healing such as diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, or coagulation disorders
- 3rd or 4th degree perineal tear
- Shoulder dystocia or difficult delivery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Izmir Demokrasi Universitesi Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Izmir, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye), 35000
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Research Team
A
Aysegul Kanik, MSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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