Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02332252
Electrocautery Versus Scalpel for Surgical Skin Incisions in Cesarean Section.
Electrocautery Versus Scalpel for Surgical Skin Incisions in Cesarean Section. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 500 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To determine the risk of surgical site infection after surgical skin incision, comparing electrocautery vs. scalpel.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Scalpel | Skin incision performed with a scalpel during cesarean section. |
| DEVICE | Electrocautery | Skin incision performed with an electrocautery during cesarean section. |
| PROCEDURE | Skin incision |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-02-01
- Completion
- 2016-08-01
- First posted
- 2015-01-06
- Last updated
- 2018-01-04
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Panama
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02332252. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.