Comparison of Tissue Retractors During Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cesarean Section, Obesity

In brief

This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the use of the Mobius™ retractor to the use of traditional metal retraction instruments in non-urgent cesarean deliveries of obese women. The Mobius™ retractor was designed for abdominal surgery to improve visualization of the surgical field through standard surgical incisions and is now a standard instrument used for cesarean deliveries at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. We hypothesize that the use of the Mobius™ retractor during cesarean deliveries in obese women decreases operative time, blood loss, number of transfusions, infectious morbidity, incision length, and intra- / post-operative antiemetic and pain medication use, while increasing surgeon satisfaction.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00358592

Run by

Thomas Jefferson University

People needed

60

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-21

Who can join

Age: 15 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• pregnant women undergoing non-urgent cesarean delivery

You may not qualify if…

• women undergoing urgent cesarean delivery
• BMI <35kg/m2
• women undergoing vaginal delivery
• positive urine drug screen or known history of methadone maintenance or substance abuse

Where it is running

• Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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