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Early Versus Delayed Skin Staple Removal Following Cesarean Delivery in the Obese Patient

NCT01114451 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 292

Last updated 2021-03-17

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Summary

Whenever a person has a cesarean section there is a risk that there will be a problem with healing of the wound. The most common type of wound healing problem is separation and opening of the skin and fatty tissue just beneath the skin. This type of wound healing problem happens more often when the patient has a high body weight. In most cases, metal staples are used to bring the skin together to close the wound. Usually, the staples are left in place for a longer time when the woman is heavy, in hopes of decreasing the chance of wound healing problems. But it is not known if leaving the staples in for a longer time is actually helpful. In some cases, leaving the staples in longer may cause more pain and will require you to see the doctor again to get the staples taken out. The purpose of this study is to see if there is any difference in how the wound heals in heavy women after cesarean section when the skin staples are removed after a short period of time versus a long period of time.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Removal of surgical skin staples

Skin staples will be removed using standard technique with subsequent placement of steri-trips

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prisma Health-Upstate

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Francis S Nuthalapaty, MD · Prisma Health-Upstate

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
52 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-11-30
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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