Impact of Timing of Wound Dressing Removal After Cesarean Section

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Abdominal Wall Wound

In brief

The purpose of this study is to assess wound healing at 24 vs 48 hours post cesarean delivery with a modified 1-day ASEPSIS score.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02445729

Run by

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

People needed

869

Starts

2015-03-01

Expected to finish

2019-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 44. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• low-risk obstetric patients aged 18-44 years with term, singleton pregnancies who planned to have Cesarean Delivery (CD).
• CD indications:
• Scheduled nonlabored primary CD for fetal malpresentation,
• Suspected macrosomia,
• Maternal request,
• Placental anomaly,
• Abnormal / indeterminate fetal heart tracing without labor.
• First, second, and third repeat CDs will be included.

You may not qualify if…

• Preeclampsia,
• Preeclampsia with severe features,
• Eclampsia,
• Known preoperative infectious disease, any unknown origin preoperative fever,
• Diabetes,
• Pregnant with premature rupture of membrane (PROM) or rupture of membrane (ROM),
• Intraoperative findings suggestive of an underlying cancerous condition,
• Vertical skin incision,
• Planned hysterectomy during CD.

Where it is running

• University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston — Galveston, Texas, United States
• Etlik Zübeyde Hanim Women's Health Training and Research Hospital — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
• Dicle University — Diyarbakır, Turkey (Türkiye)

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