CompletedNot Applicable

The Use of a Silver Containing Dressing (Acticoat) on Wound Complication Rates Post Elective Cesarean Section

Canada100 participantsStarted 2011-05

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a silver containing dressing (Acticoat Post-Op) compared to a standard dressing (OpSite PostOp) on post elective cesarean section wound complications in obese women (BMI \>35).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 50 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women scheduled for elective cesarean section * BMI \>35 at the pre-op visit * consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * allergy to silver * immunocompromised (HIV/AIDS, on immunosuppressive medications)

What they're measuring

Wound complication

Timeframe: 6 weeks post-op

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02288884

SponsorSaskatchewan Health Authority - Regina Area

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-10

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