The Use of Abdominal Binders in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Sections

Phase 3

• Conditions: Cesarean Section Post Operative Management

• Registration Number: NCT02129894
• Lead Sponsor: St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

To see if the use of Abdominal Binders improves patients out comes after cesarean delivery

Detailed Description

Inclusion: All patients admitted to labor and delivery

Consented patients who had a cesarean delivery will be randomized using a number table to receive or not receive an abdominal binder.

Outcomes: On postoperative days 1 and 2, patients were asked to complete a pain visual analog scale and the validated Symptom Distress Scale. Postoperative hemoglobin and hematocrit were also recorded.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-05-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-05-01
• Study First Posted: 2014-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 2014-05-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-09
• Study Completion: 2014-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 210

Inclusion Criteria

Women undergoing cesarean section for any indication

Exclusion Criteria

• unable to give consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain measurement	up to post operateive day 2	Pain will be measured using a visual analog scale
Patient Distress score	up to post operateive day 2	A validated patient distress score will be used

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hemoglobin and hematocrit	post operative day 1 and 2
Pain medication usage	post operative day 1 and 2

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St Luke's University Hospital; 🇺🇸 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States