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Transverse Supraumbilical Versus Pfannenstiel Incision for Cesarean Section in Morbidly Obese Women

NCT02692729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2018-02-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transverse supraumbilical incision over Pfannenstiel incision in performing cesarean section for morbid obese pregnant women.

Conditions

  • Cesarean Section

Interventions

PROCEDURE

transverse supraumbilical

transverse Supraumbilical Incision, in which the skin incision is a straight transverse skin incision slightly higher than the Pfannenstiel (5- 6) cm. from the upper border of the symphysis pubis The high transverse incision facilitated access to the fascia of the rectus abdominalis

PROCEDURE

pfannenstiel incision

Pfannenstiel Incision, in which the skin incision is a transverse upward concavity, typically initiated two finger-breadths above the symphysis pubis and extended in the direction of the anterior superior iliac spine below and medial to it about (2 - 3 ) cm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ahmed M kotb, MD · Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2018-02-28
Completion
2018-02-28

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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