Status:
COMPLETED
Continuous Versus Interrupted Sutures for Repair of Episiotomy or Second Degree Tears: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The best technique for this repair would be that which requires least time in realisation, least consumption of material for the repair and that which produces less pain at short and long-term permitt...
Detailed Description
445 women who participated in the project had undergone normal deliveries with episiotomy or second-grade tearing of the perineum. One group was repaired with continuous non-locking suture in the vagi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- vaginal childbirth
- at least 37 weeks of gestation
- assistance by one of the 4 matrons who participated in the project
- have been subjected to an episiotomy or the appearance of tearing that affected skin and muscle
- The newborn child had to be alive, viable
Exclusion
- instrumentation
- produce injury in the anal sphincter or in the rectum.
- serious congenital malformations.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
445 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00777270
Start Date
September 1 2005
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
October 22 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Fundación Hospital Príncipe de Asturias
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 28805