Trials / Terminated
TerminatedNCT01820221
Sutures vs. Staples Skin Closure After C-section in Obese Patients
Staples Compared With Subcuticular Suture for Skin Closure After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Patients
- Status
- Terminated
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 148 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This is a randomized prospective clinical trial designed to determine the wound complication rates for stainless steel staples versus subcuticular suture for skin closure in the obese parturient (BMI≥ 30kg/m2) undergoing cesarean delivery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Suture vs. staples closure method after c-section in obese women. | Random card draw to either suture skin closure or staple skin closure arm of study. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2017-02-01
- Completion
- 2017-02-01
- First posted
- 2013-03-28
- Last updated
- 2017-02-03
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01820221. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.