Optimal Time for Staple/Dressing Removal

Completed

• Conditions: Patient Satisfaction; Surgical Wound Healing; Surgical Wound Infection
• Interventions: Other: questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT01724255
• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization

Brief Summary

The medical literature does not provide sufficient information or recommendation regarding the optimal time to remove the staples and the bandage after a cesarean section. The goal of this study is to compare 5 groups of patients:

1. staple removal on POD 4 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)1

2. staple removal on POD 4 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)4

3. staple removal on POD 7 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)1

4. staple removal on POD 7 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)7

5. staple removal on POD 4 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)7

Since there is no definite protocol for staple and dressing removal, we will adapt the above protocol each for a 3-4 month period of time. Patients will be contacted to either return for a follow up visit or to answer a telephone survey.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-07
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-09
• Study Start: 2013-01
• Primary Completion: 2014-10
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

• patients undergoing a cesarean section at our facility

Exclusion Criteria

• patients lost to follow up

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
staple removal day 7, dressing removal day 7	questionnaire	late staple removal and late dressing removal
staple removal day 7, dressing removal day 4	questionnaire	late staple removal and day 4 dressing removal
staple removal day 7, dressing removal day 1	questionnaire	late staple removal and early dressing removal
staple removal day 4 dressing removal day 1	questionnaire	early staple removal and early dressing removal
staple removal day 4 dressing removal day 4	questionnaire	early staple removal and day 4 dressing removal

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of Wound infection and complications	6 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hadassah Medical Organization; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel