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Surgical Site Infection Rates in Obese Patients After Cesarean Delivery

NCT01713751 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2012-10-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the surgical site infection rate and patient satisfaction for subcuticular versus interrupted mattress suture in closure of skin at Cesarean delivery in obese patients.

Conditions

  • Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

OTHER

Interrupted suturing

Skin is closed with interrupted mattress stitches using non-absorbable polypropylene \[Prolene®\]

OTHER

Subcuticular suturing

Skin is closed with subcuticular stitches using non-absorbable polypropylene \[Prolene®\]

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Moustafa I. Ibrahim, MD · Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-09-30

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