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Blunt Needles do Not Reduce Needlestick Injuries to Doctors During Suturing After Child-Birth

NCT00536289 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 438

Last updated 2007-09-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The hypothesis for this study is that use of blunt tipped needles used during the repair of an episiotomy (tear in the vagina after childbirth) will result in fewer needlestick injuries to the surgeon.

Conditions

  • Needlestick Injuries

Interventions

DEVICE

Blunt needle

Blunt tipped suture needle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott A Sullivan, MD MSCR · Medical University of South Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-01-31
Completion
2006-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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