Comparison of sutures for skin closure in cesarean section
- Conditions
- Pregnant women at period of gestation more than 37 weeks
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/07/014979
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of OBG
- Brief Summary
Cesarean Section is a common procedure and till now consensus on skin closure tachniques remain elusive. common skin closure techniques are are Subcuticular sutures and Staples. Among sutures two most widely used sutures for low transverse cesarean section skin closure are poligPoliglecapreo and polyblactin -910. As there is difference in profile for each suture and physiologic wound healing process,present study is planned to evaluate these two suture materials for subcuticular skin closure.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Singleton pregnancy Period of gestation more than 37 complete d weeks.
Vertical skin incision Premature rupture of membranes Chorioamniotis Intauterine fetal death Utu within 2 weeks before CS Frank sepsis BMI more than 35 Emergency CS requiring urgent fetal delivery Situations where antibiotic could not be given at least 30 min before skin incision Diabetes mellitus on insulin Local skin infection at site of incision General anesthesia Use of systemic steroids during pregnancy for 2 weeks or greater Any chronic medical illness Frank sepsis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Composite wound complications as defined by CDC Pain at day 3 | Scar at 6 weeks post operatively | Wound infection at any time up to 6 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain Cosmetic appearance
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Antenatal ward/labour ward
🇮🇳Kangra, HIMACHAL PRADESH, India
Antenatal ward/labour ward🇮🇳Kangra, HIMACHAL PRADESH, IndiaShikha SharmaPrincipal investigator8988335505sharmashikha1178@gmail.com