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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Episiotomy Wound; Labor; Prolonged, Second Stage

• 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
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-22
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-23
• Results First Submitted: 2025-05-08
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Results First Submitted QC: 2025-06-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-10
• Results First Posted: 2025-06-12
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-12

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

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healing by Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis and Discharge (REEDA) Score	in postpartum 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
Pain by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)	in postpartum day 15	Pain is assessed from 0 (none) to 10 (extreme) by Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

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