Status:

COMPLETED

Antibacterial-coated Sutures at Time of Cesarean

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Conditions:

Surgical Site Infection

Surgical Wound Infection

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Abdominal closure with antibacterial-coated sutures has been shown to reduce wound infections after a number of surgical procedures, but none of the previous trials included cesarean delivery. Our obj...

Detailed Description

A review of 18 studies demonstrated a significant benefit of antimicrobial coated sutures in reducing SSI (RCTs: OR 0.72; 95% CI 0.59-0.88; observational studies: OR 0.58; 95% CI 0.40-0.83). As there ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-50 years of age.
  • Women ≥ 24 weeks' viable gestation.
  • To undergo cesarean delivery.

Exclusion

  • Patient unwilling or unable to provide consent.
  • No prenatal care or a non-resident patient who is unlikely to be followed-up after delivery.
  • Immunosuppressed patients: i.e., taking systemic immunosuppressant or steroids (e.g. transplant patients; not including steroids for lung maturity), HIV with CD4\<200, or other.
  • Decision to use other than suture closure (e.g. secondary wound closure, mesh closure).
  • Skin infection.
  • Coagulopathy.
  • High likelihood of additional surgical procedure beyond cesarean (e.g. scheduled hysterectomy, bowel or adnexal surgery).
  • Allergy to Triclosan.
  • Incarcerated individuals.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 9 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 22 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

1122 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03386240

Start Date

January 9 2018

End Date

November 22 2024

Last Update

January 6 2025

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University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston

Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550