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- Conditions
- Hypertrophic scar after cesarean section
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000050175
- Lead Sponsor
- Rinku General Medical Center
- Brief Summary
. Statistical analysis showed that each evaluation methods resulted in lower scores significantly at 6 and 12 months after cesarian section. Hypertrophic scarring (JSS:6-15) was present in 14/47 (29.8%) of the total patients, with a risk ratio of 0.623 (95% CI:0.417-0.930) for the intervention. The risk factor for hypertrophic scarring was midline vertical incision, with an odds ratio of 20.5 (95% CI:4.18-100.92).
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 135
Not provided
Patients who are unable to give consent to participate in this study Patients who cannot understand the description of our study due to language problems Patients who have difficulty coming to our hospital in the 12th month after cesarean section due to geographical or other reasons Patients with strong skin allergies Patients with sever sugical site infection Patients taking immunosuppressive drugs or steroids
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hypertrophic scarring score at 12 months after cesarean section
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hypertrophic scarring score at 6 months after cesarean section Risk ratio of hypertrophic scarring with intervention Risk factors for hypertrophic scarring