NCT05458518

Caesarean Wound Dressing Removal Study

A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Timing of Wound Dressing Removal After Emergency Caesarean Delivery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 294 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Kemaman · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

An open labelled randomised trial on the timing of wound dressing removal for emergency caesarean delivery in labour.

Detailed description

The trial is unblinded randomised trial on surgical wound dressing at 24 versus 48 hours after the emergency caesarean delivery in labour. The primary outcome is the prevalence of wound complications (hematoma, seroma, infection/ dehiscence) The secondary objectives are the maximum pain after the surgery (in ward) and the timing of the patient's first bath after the surgery

Conditions

• Surgical Wound
• Surgical Wound Infection
• Cesarean Section Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Cesarean wound dressing removal	The cesarean wound dressing is to be removed and the surgical wound exposed

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-25
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2022-07-14
• Last updated: 2025-01-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Malaysia