Interrupted Versus Continuous Subcuticular Skin Suturing in Elective Cesarean Section.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cesarean Section Wound
• Interventions: Procedure: continuous subcuticular skin closure; Procedure: Interrupted subcuticular skin closure

• Registration Number: NCT03120806
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Non-diabetic pregnant women who undergo elective CS will be randomized into two groups: group I included women who has their skin closed with subcuticular interrupted mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene, and group II included women who has their skin closed with subcuticular continous suture using the same suture material

Detailed Description

Non-diabetic pregnant women who undergo elective CS will be randomized into two groups: group I included women who had their skin closed with subcuticular interrupted mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene, and group II included women who had their skin closed with subcuticular continous suture using the same suture material.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-04-16
• Study First Submitted: 2017-04-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-16
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-19
• Primary Completion: 2017-12-01
• Study Completion: 2017-12-20
• Status Verified: 2021-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 2021-12-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 169

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years or older
• Overall good health
• Elective Cesarean section ASA class 1 or 2

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Exclusion Criteria

• Allergy to synthetic suture materials
• Diabetes whether gestational or pregestational
• use of steroid or immunosuppresive medication within last 6 month of procedure
• Skin sepsis or systemic fever
• BMI > 35
• History of keloid or hypertrophic scar formation or dermatologic conditions known to impair wound healing ASA class 3 or 4

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
continous subcuticular	continuous subcuticular skin closure	skin closed with continous subcuticular mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene
Interrupted subcuticular	Interrupted subcuticular skin closure	skin closed with interrupted subcuticular mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
wound infection	10 days after surgery	occurrence of signs of wound infection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
postoperative pain	12 hours after surgery	through visual analogue score The visual analogue scale or visual analog scale (VAS) is a psychometric response scale which can be used in questionnaires. It is a measurement instrument for subjective characteristics or attitudes that cannot be directly measured. When responding to a VAS item, respondents specify their level of agreement to a statement by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end-points.
wound hematoma	10 days after surgery	occurrence of subcutanous hematoma
scar dehiscence	10 days after surgery	occurrence of scar dehiscence or incisional hernia
wound seroma	10 days after surgery	occurrence of seroma of wound
the need for reclosure	10 days after surgery	actual gapping of wound

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr Alainy medical school; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt