NCT03968783

The Effect of Suturing Material on Scar Healing

The Effect of Suturing Material on Scar Healing; a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 95 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

We want to compare the effects of 2 suture materials (monofilament and multifilament) on healing of the uterine scar after a cesarean delivery.

Detailed description

Cesarean section (CS) is the most common type of obstetric surgery. When medically justified, CS can effectively prevent maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity however, there are many short and long-term complications of CS. One of the most common complications is the CS scar defect. CS scar defects can develop after transverse incision of the lower uterine segment, which may result in prolonged postmenstrual bleeding, spotting, pelvic pain, and infertility. Suture material is an essential part of any major surgery, serving to hold opposing tissues together and accelerate the healing process, resulting in decreased scarring of the affected areas. We sought to evaluate the effects of different synthetic absorbable suture materials on cesarean scar defect formation.

Conditions

• Wound Heal
• Cesarean Section Complications
• Cesarean Wound Disruption
• Suture Related Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Monofilament suture	1.0 monofilament synthetic absorbable suture for closure of the low transverse uterine incision
OTHER	Multifilament suture	1.0 multifilament synthetic absorbable suture for closure of the low transverse uterine incision

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-27
• Primary completion: 2019-07-27
• Completion: 2020-01-27
• First posted: 2019-05-30
• Last updated: 2020-02-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)