Abdominal Closure Bundle to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in Patients Undergoing C-sections. Cesarean Section Lead to Reduction in Surgical Site Infection? - A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Official title
Does Implementation of an Abdominal Closure Bundle in Patients Undergoing Scheduled Cesarean Section Lead to Reduction in Surgical Site Infection? - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief summary
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This study is a single center, randomized controlled trial investigating the use of an abdominal closure bundle to reduce surgical site infection in patients undergoing cesarean section. The abdominal closure bundle consists of surgeon repeat scrub, changing gown and gloves, as well as usage of new instruments for closure of fascia, subcutaneous tissue, and skin. Patients will be randomized to either abdominal closure bundle or normal operative procedure. Primary outcome is surgical site infection within 30 days of procedure.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03500055
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 850 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 31, 2018
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2019
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2019
- Last update posted
- Jul 4, 2018
2018 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health | Abington | Pennsylvania | 19001 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Jul 4, 2018 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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