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UnknownNCT05462418
Diathermy vs Scalpel in Abdominal Incision in Women Undergoing CS
Diathermy Versus Scalpel in the Transverse Abdominal Incision in Primigravida Obese Women Undergoing Cesarean Section
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 300 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Cairo University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 20 Years – 40 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Cesarean section is surging worldwide. For an extended period of surgical practice, the scalpel has been well-known as a gold-standard tool for making surgical incisions. The diathermy, electrocautery, is a substitute.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | electrosurgery | incisions completed using use the unipolar diathermy from Whiteline till we reach the parietal peritoneum (cutting the Whiteline then coagulation till reaching the peritoneum). The used diathermy frequency was 50-70 MHz. |
| PROCEDURE | scalpel | patients had their incisions completed using the surgical scalpel till we reach the parietal peritoneum. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2022-07-15
- Primary completion
- 2023-01-15
- Completion
- 2023-02-15
- First posted
- 2022-07-18
- Last updated
- 2022-07-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05462418. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.