Blunt Needles do Not Reduce Needlestick Injuries to Doctors During Suturing After Child-Birth

The Use of Blunt Needles Does Not Reduce Needlestick Injury During Obstetrical Laceration Repair

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00536289

Enrollment

438

Registered

2007-09-27

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2006-09-30

Last updated

2007-09-27

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Conditions

Needlestick Injuries

Keywords

Blunt needles, obstetric lacerations, Needlestick injuries, Needlestick injuries to physicians

Brief summary

The hypothesis for this study is that use of blunt tipped needles used during the repair of an episiotomy (tear in the vagina after childbirth) will result in fewer needlestick injuries to the surgeon.

Interventions

DEVICEBlunt needle

Blunt tipped suture needle

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Obstetric laceration requiring suturing

Exclusion criteria

* \< 18 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Holes in surgeons gloves	After surgical repair

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Surgeon satisfaction with the needle assignment	After the surgical repair

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026