NCT05166174

Lower Uterine Segment Following a Cesarean Section With Barbed Suture

Lower Uterine Segment at the Next Pregnancy Following a Cesarean Section With Barbed Suture: an Observational Prospective Comparative Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: Piazza della Vittoria 14 Studio Medico - Ginecologia e Ostetricia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This aim of this study is to investigate the LUS in the pregnancy following a previous cesarean section with the use of barbed or conventional smooth suture.

Detailed description

To better assess the risk of uterine rupture, some authors have proposed sonographic measurement of lower uterine segment (LUS) thickness near term, assuming that there is an inverse correlation between LUS thickness and the risk of uterine scar defect. Recently, barbed suture has been employed for closing uterine wall after cesarean section, demonstrating the reduction of closure time of the uterine incision and estimated blood loss. Until now, the impact of barbed suture in future pregnancies has not been investigated.

Conditions

• Cesarean Wound; Dehiscence
• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Transvaginal ultrasound in the third trimester pregnancy	Ultrasonographic transvaginal exam in patients at third trimester pregnancy (34-38 weeks of gestation)

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-01-01
• Primary completion: 2021-09-01
• Completion: 2021-10-01
• First posted: 2021-12-21
• Last updated: 2021-12-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy