The Effect of Timing of Removal of Wound Dressing on Surgical Site Infection Rate After Cesarean Delivery

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Conditions studied: Surgical Site Infection

In brief

A randomized controlled trial measuring surgical site infection rate as a function of timing of wound dressing removal.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02902419

Run by

Albany Medical College

People needed

602

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2012-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-09-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 50. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients ages 18-50 years;
• medically competent (no proxies or prisoners); and
• multifetal and singleton gestations from 23 0/7 weeks to 42 0/7 weeks gestational age.

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to obtain informed consent;
• fetal death;
• immunocompromised patients; patients taking immuno-suppressants; history of documented surgical site infection; or patients requiring reoperation within the 6 week postoperative period for indications other than wound dehiscence/debridement/infection.

Where it is running

• St. Peter's Hospital — Albany, New York, United States
• Bellevue Women's Center — Niskayuna, New York, United States

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