Prospective Study on Cesarean Wound Outcomes
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Surgical Site Infection, Cosmetic Appearance of Cesarean Scar, Post Operative Pain
In brief
This study will investigate whether the placement of silver impregnated dressings beginning in the OR will improve wound healing in patients undergoing cesarean delivery compared to traditional Telfa pads. This study will also explore the presumed improvement in scar integrity when silver impregnated dressings are used compared to the Telfa pads. The study will compare the percentage of patients who develop a surgical site infection after application of silver impregnated dressings versus standard Telfa dressings. Investigators will also assess the cosmetic appearance and pain of the cesarean section scar at the patient's one week and 6 week post-operative visits.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01697748
- Run by
- University of South Florida
- People needed
- 660
- Starts
- 2013-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-11-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 or older
- Elective and emergent cesarean deliveries
- Primary and repeat cesarean sections
- Transverse skin incisions (Pfannenstiel)
- Low transverse uterine incisions
- Patients with or without the diagnosis of chorioamnionitis with antibiotic treatment prior to or after the delivery of the baby
- Single and multiple gestations
- Able and willing to provide written informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Patients that did not receive routine prophylactic dose of antibiotics in the operating room.
- Skin incisions other than Pfannenstiel
- Uterine incisions other than low transverse
- Patients with known or discovered allergy to silver or nylon
Where it is running
- USF Health South Tampa Center for Advanced Healthcare — Tampa, Florida, United States
- Women's Center Operating Rooms at the Tampa General Hospital — Tampa, Florida, United States
- USF Health Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare — Tampa, Florida, United States
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