NCT00840788

Comparison of Adhesive Glue With Skin Suture for Repair of Episiotomy

Skin Adhesive Versus Subcuticular Suture for Perineal Skin Repair After Episiotomy - a Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Sao Joao · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Surgical repair of perineal lesions after delivery is frequently associated with pain and discomfort interfering with the normal activities of the puerperium. The aim of this study was to compare perineal skin repair after episiotomy with adhesive glue versus a subcuticular suture, regarding the incidence of pain and wound complications.

Conditions

• Mediolateral Episiotomy After Delivery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	octyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive glue	use of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate adhesive glue for perineal skin repair after episiotomy
PROCEDURE	Subcuticular suture of perineal skin	Use of continuous subcuticular suture with rapidly absorbable polyglactin 910 for closure of the perineal skin in episiotomy repair

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-05-01
• Primary completion: 2006-05-01
• Completion: 2007-01-01
• First posted: 2009-02-10
• Last updated: 2009-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal