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NCT00536289 Clinical Trial

Blunt Needles do Not Reduce Needlestick Injuries to Doctors During Suturing After Child-Birth

Needlestick Injuries Clinical Trial

Official title:
The Use of Blunt Needles Does Not Reduce Needlestick Injury During Obstetrical Laceration Repair

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00536289
Other study ID # MUSC HR # 10870
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received September 26, 2007
Last updated September 26, 2007
Start date January 2005
Est. completion date September 2006

Study information
Verified date January 2006
Source Medical University of South Carolina
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The hypothesis for this study is that use of blunt tipped needles used during the repair of an episiotomy (tear in the vagina after childbirth) will result in fewer needlestick injuries to the surgeon.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Completed
Enrollment 438
Est. completion date September 2006
Est. primary completion date
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Obstetric laceration requiring suturing

Exclusion Criteria:

- < 18 years old

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Device:
• Blunt needle
Blunt tipped suture needle

Locations
Country Name City State
United States Medical University of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Medical University of South Carolina

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Holes in surgeons gloves After surgical repair
Secondary Surgeon satisfaction with the needle assignment After the surgical repair
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