Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Neuropathy at Cesarean Sectio With Blunt or Sharp Fascia Incision (fascia)

Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: sharp incision; Procedure: blunt incision

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02310737

755

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare sharp and blunt fascial entry during caesarean section.

Full description

The patients will be divided into two group, The fascia will be opened with a sharp scissors in first group (group1), on the other hand in group 2 fascia distracted from the muscle tissue with a blunt maneuver. The study is planning to perform on women having cesarean section for the first time in their life and who have not previously had lower abdominal surgery before. The following parameters are evaluated for each patients

1. All patients are evaluated for postoperative pain with VAS score when they first mobilized and following postoperative1, 3 and 7 days; 1 and 3 months 2. Postoperative sensory loss on skin incision scar, lower abdomen, pelvic region, groin, inner thigh, and labia majus

Enrollment: 123 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Woman having caesarean section for the first time
• Woman, who have had no previous lower abdominal surgery
• Woman who can give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Diabetes Mellitus (This does not include gestational diabetes)

• Infection
• Regular treatment with immunosuppressives
• Alcohol or drug abuse
• Age under 18 years old
• Chronic pain disease eg. fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis
• BMI over 35

Trial design

123 participants in 2 patient groups

sharp incision

Active Comparator group

Description:

the patients who were included as the control group (Group 1) with sharp fascia incision

Treatment:

Procedure: sharp incision

blunt incision

Active Comparator group

Description:

the patients who were included as the another group (Group 2) with blunt fascia incision

Treatment:

Procedure: blunt incision