Ultrasound Study of the Uterine Healing Process After Cesarean Delivery

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Myometrial Remodeling

In brief

Our hypothesis is that there is no difference in the healing process in those women who have a one- or two-layer uterine closure at the time of cesarean delivery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00224250

Run by

Yale University

People needed

30

Starts

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• singleton gestation
• term pregnancy
• Kerr uterine incision employed
• age > 18

You may not qualify if…

• Pain score > 4
• Current cesarean delivery for non-reassuring fetal status or other emergent situation (eg. maternal bleeding, etc.)
• Prior cesarean section
• Prior uterine surgery
• Hysterotomy other than Kerr (low transverse) incision in current cesarean
• Extension of the uterine incision in current cesarean
• Multifetal pregnancy
• Maternal diabetes mellitus
• Maternal connective tissue disorder
• Uterine malformation
• Uterine myomas (fibroids) in the anterior lower uterine segment
• Chorioamnionitis
• Non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Yale-New Haven Hospital — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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