Absorbable Staples Versus Conventional Skin Closure in Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery (NCT07167199) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Absorbable Staples Versus Conventional Skin Closure in Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
United States237 participantsStarted 2026-08-01
Plain-language summary
Despite the high numbers of cesareans being performed, scientific evidence behind which surgical techniques are best remains uncertain. Our objective is to determine if subcuticular absorbable staples improve operative time and wound cosmetics
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 50 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 18-50 years of age
* Women ≥ 24 weeks viable gestation
* Will be undergoing cesarean delivery
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patient unwilling or unable to provide consent.
* No or very limited prenatal care or a non-resident patient who is unlikely to follow-up after delivery.
* Immunosuppressed subjects: i.e., taking systemic immunosuppressant or steroids (e.g. transplant subjects; not including steroids for lung maturity), HIV with CD4 \<200, or other
* Decision not to have skin closure (e.g. secondary wound closure, mesh closure)
* Current skin infection
* Coagulopathy
* High likelihood of additional surgical procedure beyond cesarean (e.g. scheduled hysterectomy, tubal ligation, bowel or adnexal surgery)
* Incarcerated individuals
* Intraamniotic infection
* Subjects participating on other treatment trials or studies that would interfere with the current study's primary outcome.
What they're measuring
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Operating time
Timeframe: Time from the start of surgery through end of skin closure up to 8 hours