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Last refreshed on: 8 August 2016
Main ID:  NCT02847936
Date of registration: 22/07/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Tunis El Manar
Public title: Efficacy of Triclosan-coated Sutures in the Episiotomy EPISIOVIC
Scientific title: The Effect of Triclosan-coated Sutures for Reducing Risk of Surgical Site Infection After Episiotomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: July 2016
Target sample size: 400
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02847936
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
Tunisia
Contacts
Name:     AMIRA AYACHI, Ph D
Address: 
Telephone: 53660148
Email: benmrad.amira@yahoo.fr
Affiliation: 
Name:     AMIRA AYACHI, Ph D
Address: 
Telephone: 53660148
Email: benmrad.amira@yahoo.fr
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant women who had had an episiotomy at the delivery

- vaginal delivery

- no further perineal or vaginal lesions present

Exclusion Criteria:

- collagen disease

- known immunodeficiency

- Clinical signs of infection at the time of episiotomy

- History of keloids and a medical disorder that could affect wound healing

- Hypersensitivity to any of the suture materials used in the protocol

- Diabetes mellitus

- Disorders requiring chronic corticosteroid use or immunosuppression

- Instrumental extraction



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Episiotomy
Intervention(s)
Procedure: vicryl plus suture
Procedure: vicryl suture
Primary Outcome(s)
number of sutures used [Time Frame: two hours]
number of patients with wound complications (infection, hematoma, disruption) [Time Frame: one week]
Secondary Outcome(s)
number of patients with adverse outcomes [Time Frame: two weeks]
cost of the treatment with and without infection [Time Frame: two weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
episio1
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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