NCT03377894

Sharp Versus Blunt Uterine Incision Expansion

Comparison Between Blunt Versus Sharp Expansion of Uterine Incision at Lower Segment Cesarean Section as Regards the Intra-operative Blood Loss & Postoperative Pain

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2 / Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Kasr El Aini Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 37 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

comparison between blunt versus sharp expansion of uterine incision at lower segment cesarean section in primigravida as regards the intra-operative blood loss \& postoperative pain

Detailed description

the study includes 200 pregnant women, primigravidas, at term who underwent elective transverse lower segment Cesarean section for the first time among the age group of 20 - 37 years with a singleton pregnancy. The patients are divided randomly into two groups as follows: * Group (A): undergoing blunt uterine incision expansion * Group (B): undergoing sharp uterine incision expansion

Conditions

• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	blunt uterine incision expansion	blunt uterine incision expansion
PROCEDURE	sharp uterine incision expansion	sharp uterine incision expansion

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-12-01
• Primary completion: 2018-03-01
• Completion: 2018-03-01
• First posted: 2017-12-19
• Last updated: 2017-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt