A clinical trial to study the effect of two kinds of dressings papaya and hydrogen peroxide in patients with wound gape.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Wound gape
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2010/091/000542
- Lead Sponsor
- nil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1)Post caesarean section patients with wound gape which is defined as absence of continuity between edges of the surgical wound after removal of sutures on the seventh post-operative day.
2)All patients admitted during the study period willing to participate in the study by giving an informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Severe systemic illnesses like diabetes, hypothyroidism which impair wound healing
2)Immunodeficiency states including HIV infection and steroid therapy.
3)Complete burst abdomen involving separation of peritoneum and rectus with evisceration.
4)Severe anaemia with haemoglobin concentration below 6gm%.
5)History of allergy to any of the study medications.
6)Body mass index greater than 30.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method