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Does applying a dressing to a wound after a cesarean section help it heal nicely?

Not Applicable
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
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
Hypertrophic scarring score at 12 months after cesarean section
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hypertrophic scarring score at 6 months after cesarean section Risk ratio of hypertrophic scarring with intervention Risk factors for hypertrophic scarring
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