NCT00736580

Glove Perforation When Using Blunt Verses Sharp Needles in Cesarean Delivery

Glove Perforation When Using Blunt vs. Sharp Needles in Cesarean Delivery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (actual)
• Sponsor: West Virginia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is assessing whether there is a decrease in surgical glove punctures using blunt tipped needles compared with sharp needles for suturing during Cesarean Delivery.

Conditions

• Cesarean Delivery
• Glove Perforation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Blunt tipped needle	The Cesarean delivery is performed using blunt tipped needles.
OTHER	Sharp needles	The cesarean is performed using standard sharp surgical suture needles.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-09-01
• First posted: 2008-08-18
• Last updated: 2013-01-24
• Results posted: 2013-01-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States