A Randomised Controlled Trial of Cyanoacrylate Glue Versus Vicryl for skin closure at Caesarean Section at Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina
- Conditions
- Skin closure at Caesarean Section
- Registration Number
- PACTR202407496762405
- Lead Sponsor
- Adamu Saminu Adamu
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Patients of FMCK undergoing Caesarean section with Pfannenstiel or Joel Cohen skin incision between the ages of 18 and 45 years, from 28 weeks 0 days to 41 weeks 6 days of gestation.
Patients with the following will be excluded:
1.Previous hypersensitivity to N-butyl cyanoacrylate glue
2.Asthmatic patients
3.Extremes of maternal weight; <45kg and >90kg
4.Diabetes mellitus
5.Anaemia; PCV <30%
6.Cigarette smoking and chronic alcohol consumption
7.Suspected or confirmed chorioamnionitis
8.Prolonged pre-labor rupture of membrane (pPROM) of >24hrs
9.Patients with Intra uterine fetal death (IUFD)
10.Obstructed labour
11.Keloid scarring
12.Immunosuppressive disease conditions e.g., HIV, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Anti phospholipid syndrome, multiple sclerosis
13.Immunosuppressive treatment e.g., prolonged use of systemic steroids >3 months
14.Primary or previous Caesarean section not using Pfannenstiel or Joel Cohen incision
15.Do not consent to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method