Cesarean Wound Closure: Dermabond Versus Steri Strips

N/AUnknownNCT04621994

University of Tennessee133 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine overall patient satisfaction with their cesarean section scar with application of Steri-strips vs. Dermabond following subcuticular skin closure of pfannenstiel incision

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

133

Conditions

Scar

Interventions

DermabondOTHER

Dermabond will be applied after subcuticular skin closure in lieu of Steri Strips

Steri StripsOTHER

Steri Strips will be applied after subcuticular skin closure as routinely done at our institution

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women age 18-45 who are undergoing planned or unscheduled cesarean section at Regional One Health * Gestational age \> 24 weeks * Planned Pfannenstiel incision * Willing to consent to the study Exclusion Criteria: * Emergency or urgent cesarean section * Vertical skin incision * Intrapartum intraamniotic infection * Diabetes * Unwilling to consent to the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale Surveys (POSAS)

Validated scale comparing a scar to normal skin. Score ranges from 6 to 60 with the higher numbers less like normal skin.

Time frame: at 1 weeks postpartum

Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale Surveys

Validated scale comparing a scar to normal skin. Score ranges from 6 to 60 with the higher numbers less like normal skin.

Time frame: at 6 weeks postpartum

Secondary Outcomes

Number of patients with wound infection

Time frame: through 6 weeks postpartum

Number of patients with wound separation or dehiscence

Time frame: through 6 weeks postpartum

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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