The Impact of Different Skin Suture Methods in Episiotomy Repair on Healing and Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Episiotomy Wound; Labor; Prolonged, Second Stage
• Interventions: Procedure: Continuous Subcutaneous Suturing; Procedure: Primary Suturing; Procedure: Matress Suturing

• Registration Number: NCT06379048
• Lead Sponsor: Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital

Brief Summary

Episiotomy is the intentional incision of the perineum during vaginal birth in order to accelerate the active phase of labor. This study aimed to compare various skin closure techniques in episiotomy repair.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-31
• Study Completion: 2022-09-20
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-22
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

• Primiparous
• Age between 18 to 45
• Given birth in our labor ward

Exclusion Criteria

• Multiparous
• having deep vaginal lacerations
• having abnormalities in fetus
• Rheumatologic diseases
• Postpartum bleeding
• Shoulder Dystocia
• Operative Delivery
• Using antithrombotic or anticoagulant medications

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
SC-Suture	Continuous Subcutaneous Suturing	Episiotomy repair is completed until the skin closure. Continious subcutaneous suturing technique is applied to this arm.
I-Suture	Primary Suturing	Episiotomy repair is completed until the skin closure. Interrupted primary suturing technique is applied to this arm.
M-Suture	Matress Suturing	Episiotomy repair is completed until the skin closure. Interrupted matress suturing technique is applied to this arm.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	in postpartum day 15	Pain is assessed from 0 (none) to 10 (extreme) by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Healing by Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis and Discharge (REEDA) Score	in pastpartum day 15	Healing is assessed by Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis and Discharge (REEDA) Score; REEDA Scale: Healed: 0; moderately healed: 1 to 5; mildly healed: 6 to 10; and not healed: 11 to 15

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cam and Sakura City Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Basaksehir, Turkey