TerminatedNot Applicable

Do Single Use Negative Pressure Dressings Reduce Wound Complications in Obese Women After Cesarean Delivery

United States110 participantsStarted 2016-05

Plain-language summary

The investigators aim to show that single use negative pressure dressings can decrease the rate of wound complications in obese women (BMI \> 40 kg/m2) undergoing cesarean delivery at a tertiary medical center by randomizing women to receive either a single use negative pressure dressing or the standard dressing after cesarean delivery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * BMI \>40 kg/m2 undergoing cesarean delivery for any cause and willing to have a 2 week post operative follow-up for a wound evaluation at Tufts Medical Center. Exclusion Criteria: * Women less than age 18, women with an active infection in the location of Pfannenstiel skin incision, women not willing to come to Tufts Medical Center for a wound evaluation 2 weeks post operatively, women who do not have height and weight information available, and women with a BMI \< 40 kg/m2 will be excluded from this study.

What they're measuring

Number of Participants With Composite Outcome of the Presence of Wound Complications Diagnosed by the Two Week Post Operative Appointment

Timeframe: 2 weeks post partum/post operative period

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02799667

SponsorTufts Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-03-31

Results submitted2020-10-06

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Obesity trials