Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00844636
A Trial of Blunt Needles for the Reduction of Needlestick Injuries During Cesarean Section
A Randomized Trial of Blunt Needles for the Reduction of Needlestick Injuries During Cesarean Section
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 194 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The objective of this study was to determine if blunt needle use during cesarean section closure protects against glove perforation and percutaneous injury to the surgeon and surgical assistant. A secondary objective was to determine physician satisfaction with blunt needles during the surgery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Sharp needle | |
| DEVICE | Blunt needles |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2005-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2008-09-01
- Completion
- 2008-12-01
- First posted
- 2009-02-16
- Last updated
- 2018-08-13
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00844636. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.