A Comparison of Metallic Staples Versus Absorbable Staples After a Cesarean Section (C-Section)

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cesarean Section

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare post operative pain, cost effectiveness, speed of closure and patient satisfaction of Pfannenstiel incisions closed with metallic staples versus absorbable staples (Insorb) after Cesarean Delivery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01198691

Run by

TriHealth Inc.

People needed

100

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Obstetric service patients (receiving prenatal care from the Faculty Medical Center)
• Women greater than 18 years old
• Singleton gestation
• Cesarean Section performed by Pfannenstiel skin incision

You may not qualify if…

• History of drug or alcohol abuse
• Contraindication to post operative NSAID's or Narcotics
• Emergent Cesarean Deliveries
• Less then 18 years of age

Where it is running

• Good Samaritan Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.