Double Lock Versus Continuous Non-locking Technique for Closure of Rectus Sheath in Cesarean Sections on Post-operative Pain

Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative Pain

Treatments: Procedure: lower segment cesarean section and double lock closure of rectus sheath; Procedure: lower segment cesarean section and continuous non-locking closure of rectus sheath

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02679365

2476ASU

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this trial we compare the effect of 2 closure techniques of the rectus sheath during cesarean sections on postoperative pain. One closure technique is double lock technique and the other is the conventional continuous non-locking technique.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• first cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

• urgent cesarean section
• previous abdominal surgery
• previous cesarean section
• obstetric and medical complications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

group a

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will have lower segment cesarean section done with double locking technique for closure of Rectus Sheath.

Treatment:

Procedure: lower segment cesarean section and double lock closure of rectus sheath

group b

Active Comparator group

Description:

This arm will have lower segment cesarean section done with continuous non-locking technique for closure of rectus sheath.

Treatment:

Procedure: lower segment cesarean section and continuous non-locking closure of rectus sheath