The Optimal Angle of Mediolateral Episiotomy at Crowning of the Head During Labor

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Labor, Obstetric; Episiotomy
• Interventions: Procedure: change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head

• Registration Number: NCT02911779
• Lead Sponsor: Wolfson Medical Center

Brief Summary

In order to determine the optimal angle to perform an episiotomy, the investigators assessed the angle of marked episiotomy lines at the first stage of labor and at the time of crowning of the head.

Incision lines for mediolateral episiotomy were pre-marked on the perineal skin at 30°, 45°, and 60° angles from the midline, at the first stage of labor, in women with singleton pregnancies. The angles of the marked lines were measured again at crowning of the head. Mediolateral episiotomy was performed only for obstetric indications.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-02
• Primary Completion: 2013-10
• Study Completion: 2013-10
• Status Verified: 2016-09
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-09-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-09-21
• Study First Posted: 2016-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 2016-09-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 102

Inclusion Criteria

• women during labor above 37 weeks, Occiput presentation

Exclusion Criteria

• cesarean section, vacuum or forceps deliver, breech deliver, below 37 weeks

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
change of medilateral angle line	change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head	change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head	18 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wolfson Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Holon, Israel