NCT01867567

Early Bandage Removal Post-Cesarean Delivery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 320 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ziv Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 44 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Women undergoing their first second or third cesarean section will be randomized into two groups. One group will have the abdominal bandage removed at 6 hours post-surgery and the other group will have the bandage removed at 24 hours. Staple removal will be at 5 - 7 days for both groups. The incision will be inspected at the time of staple removal. The 2 groups will be compared for incision disruption and infection. Also, the women will be asked about their satisfaction for time of bandage removal.

Conditions

• Wound Disruption
• Wound Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	abdominal bandage

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-04-01
• Completion: 2015-04-01
• First posted: 2013-06-04
• Last updated: 2015-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel