NCT02608671

Adhesive Tape in Episiotomy Repair

SKIN ADHESIVE TAPE COMPARED WITH CONTINUOUS SUTURE IN PERINEAL SKIN REPAIR AFTER EPISIOTOMY: RANDOMIZED TRIAL

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 320 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be undertaken to question the superiority of use skin adhesive tape (® Steri-Strip) closure system in wound healing over the traditional running absorbable subcuticular suture technique in perineal repair after episiotomy.

Detailed description

Episiotomy is the most common operating procedure that most obstetricians will perform in their lifetime. Because it is so common and considered minor surgery, teaching students or interns the principles and techniques usually is left to the most junior of residents The optimal method for episiotomy and perineal trauma repair following childbirth remains open to debate and a great cause of concern to doctors, midwives, and the public Apparently, the ideal method for perineal repair should be quick, painless, easy to perform and preferably, without increase in pain and dyspareunia during the puerperium This study will be undertaken to question the superiority of use skin adhesive tape (® Steri-Strip) closure system in wound healing over the traditional running absorbable subcuticular suture technique in perineal repair after episiotomy.

Conditions

• Episiotomy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Skin adhesive tape

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2015-11-20
• Last updated: 2021-01-20