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Comparison of Incision Angle of Mediolateral Episiotomy at 40 and 60 Degrees

NCT01930721 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 330

Last updated 2013-08-29

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Summary

The angle at which an episiotomy can be made is a continuous variable. If the investigators consider midline to be 0 degrees and a lateral episiotomy (never used today) to be 90 degrees, then it is theoretically possible to choose any angle from 0 to 90 degrees.

Conditions

  • Obstetric Labor Complications

Interventions

PROCEDURE

episiotomy

incision angle of episiotomy will be 60 degrees.

PROCEDURE

episiotomy

incision angle of episiotomy will be 40 degree before cutting.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ADEL SH SLAH EL-DIN, MD · LECTURER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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