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Post-Operative Cesarean Section Cosmesis

NCT06412978 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2026-03-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Given the high numbers of cesarean deliveries being performed today, there has been interest in optimizing surgical techniques. Several recent reviews have summarized the evidence for various steps of cesarean delivery, but surprisingly in many cases there is little scientific evidence on which to base the choice of surgical technique.

Conditions

  • Cesarean Delivery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

absorbable subcuticular polyglycolic acid staples (INSORB)

Insorb absorbable staples are used for skin closure

PROCEDURE

subcuticular, polyglecaprone suture (Monocryl)

Monocryl absorbable staples are used for skin closure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joshua F Nitsche, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-05
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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