Prospective Study on Cesarean Wound Outcomes

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will investigate whether the placement of silver impregnated dressings beginning in the OR will improve wound healing in patients undergoing cesarean delivery compared to traditional Telfa pads. This study will also explore the presumed improvement in scar integrity when silver impregnated dressings are used compared to the Telfa pads.

The study will compare the percentage of patients who develop a surgical site infection after application of silver impregnated dressings versus standard Telfa dressings. Investigators will also assess the cosmetic appearance and pain of the cesarean section scar at the patient's one week and 6 week post-operative visits.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a randomized, prospective study involving 660 patients undergoing cesarean sections at Tampa General Hospital. The control group (n=330) will receive standard Telfa pad dressing and the treatment group (n=330) will receive the silver impregnated dressing.

The primary objective is to compare the percentage of patients who develop a surgical site infection between the two groups at the 1-week and 6-weeks post operative visits. The secondary objective is to assess the cosmetic outcome of the cesarean incision observed at the 1-week and 6-week post-operative visits. A plastic surgery investigator will also conduct a blinded assessment of cosmetic outcome by review of photographs taken of the wounds at 1-week and 6-weeks.The tertiary objective is to evaluate the amount of narcotic and non narcotic medicine consumed during the hospitalization and query the patient with regards to pain involving the cesarean wound at 1 and 6 week post-operative visits ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01697748
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of South Florida
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	September 2013
Completion date	May 2018

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