Comparing Cesarean Scar Defect Incidence After Locked and Unlocked Repair Methods Among Primiparous Patients
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Cesarean scar defect.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231028059887N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Primiparous term pregnant women in their third trimester
Eligible for primary cesarean section
Possessing a normal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI)
Lacking pre-pregnancy medical conditions
Free from major pregnancy complications like gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, and gestational diabetes mellitus
Not in the latent phase of labor
Presenting with a fetal head station of zero or higher (-3, -2, -1, and 0)
No history of prior lower uterine segment surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Extension of the cesarean section incision during the procedure
Pregnancy during the one-year follow-up period
Patient unwillingness
Patient non-cooperation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Residual myometrial thickness. Timepoint: one year following the cesarean section. Method of measurement: ultrasonographic examination by an experienced obstetrics and gynecologist specialist.;Scar depth. Timepoint: one year following the cesarean section. Method of measurement: ultrasonographic examination by an experienced obstetrics and gynecologist specialist.;Scar width. Timepoint: one year following the cesarean section. Method of measurement: ultrasonographic examination by an experienced obstetrics and gynecologist specialist.;Presence/absence of cesarean scar defect (defined as scar depth larger than 2 millimeters). Timepoint: one year following the cesarean section. Method of measurement: ultrasonographic examination by an experienced obstetrics and gynecologist specialist.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method