A novel knot-free proximal skin closure technique for transverse caesarean section skin incisions
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Surgical site healing.Surgery - Surgical techniques
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000212651
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Kiran Atmuri
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
1.Booked for elective caesarean section.
2.Aged >= 18 years.
3.BMI <40 at booking.
4.English-speaking women.
5.First caesarean section.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Women undergoing emergency caesarean section.
2.Women with keloid scarring.
3.Women who have medical co-morbidities that may impair wound healing (smoking, Type 2 diabetes, existing autoimmune skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis).
4.Women who are unable to give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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