Suture for Fascial Closure in Cesarean Section

A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Knotless Barbed Suture and Conventional Vicryl Suture for Fascial Closure in Cesarean Section

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0012039

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-26

Start date

2026-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device, Procedure/Surgery : Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio. The intervention group will undergo continuous fascial closure during cesarean section using a knotless barbe

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primiparous women with a singleton pregnancy Scheduled to undergo elective cesarean section at =37 weeks of gestation Pfannenstiel skin incision Spinal anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Multiple pregnancy Emergency cesarean section Vertical midline abdominal incision General anesthesia History of chronic pain or psychiatric disorders Body mass index (BMI) = 40 kg/m²

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain score measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 72 hours after cesarean section	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative pain scores measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 12, 24, and 48 hours after cesarean section;Brief Pain Inventory–Short Form (BPI-SF) score;McGill Pain Questionnaire–Short Form (MPQ-SF) score;Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaire score;Fascial closure time;Total analgesic consumption within 72 hours after surgery;Requirement for third-line analgesics (Pethidine);Incidence of wound complications (infection, dehiscence, hematoma, or seroma)	—

Measure

Time frame

Postoperative pain scores measured by the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 12, 24, and 48 hours after cesarean section;Brief Pain Inventory–Short Form (BPI-SF) score;McGill Pain Questionnaire–Short Form (MPQ-SF) score;Quality of Life (QoL) questionnaire score;Fascial closure time;Total analgesic consumption within 72 hours after surgery;Requirement for third-line analgesics (Pethidine);Incidence of wound complications (infection, dehiscence, hematoma, or seroma)

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Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyeon Ji Kim

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

kkmk96@naver.com+82-31-787-3500

Outcome results