The Effect of Rectus Muscle Approximation at Cesarean Delivery on Pain Perceived After Operation
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative
- Interventions
- Procedure: Rectus muscle approximation
- Registration Number
- NCT03306953
- Lead Sponsor
- Cairo University
- Brief Summary
This is a prospective randomized controlled study to determine the clinical outcome of rectus muscle re-approximation at Cesarean delivery.
- Detailed Description
This is a prospective randomized controlled study to determine the clinical outcome of rectus muscle re-approximation at Cesarean delivery. Postoperative pain will be assessed in 2 groups. Rectus muscle approximation will be done to the first group. The second group will be the control group.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 280
- Women who will undergo first elective cesarean section
- Singleton pregnancy
- Previous abdominal or pelvic surgery
- Medical or psychiatric disease
- Previous pelvic inflammatory disease
- Obesity
- Allergy to analgesics
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Rectus muscle approximation Rectus muscle approximation Three sutures will be done for the the purpose of rectus muscle approximation in cesarean section.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Early pain score 24 hours after cesarean section Early pain score will be assessed by an investigator for patients
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Late pain score 48 hours after cesarean section Late pain score will be assessed by an investigator for patients
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasr Al-Ainy hospital
🇪🇬Cairo, Greater Cairo, Egypt