Adding negative pRESSure to improve healING (the DRESSING trial)
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Surgical site infections in obese women following caesarean section.Diet and Nutrition - ObesitySurgery - Other surgeryReproductive Health and Childbirth - Normal pregnancy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000286549
- Lead Sponsor
- HMRC Centre of Resaerch Excellence in Nursing Interventions for Hospitalised Patients, Griffith University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 2109
Inclusion Criteria
1. Recorded body mass index (BMI) of equal to or greater than 30kg/m2 at the first antenatal booking visit.
2. Booked for elective caesarean section.
3. Semi-urgent caesarean section (as per treating Specialist).
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous participation in the trial.
2. Being treated for an existing infection with antibiotics after admission and prior to caesarean section.
3. Non-English speaking patients without an interpreter.
4. Clinical suspicion of chorioamnionitis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method