A Trial of Blunt Needles for the Reduction of Needlestick Injuries During Cesarean Section

A Randomized Trial of Blunt Needles for the Reduction of Needlestick Injuries During Cesarean Section

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00844636

Enrollment

194

Registered

2009-02-16

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2008-12-31

Last updated

2018-08-13

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Conditions

Glove Perforations, Needlestick Injuries

Keywords

Needlestick injuries, Glove perforations, Blunt Needles, Glove perforations of surgeons, assistants, Needlestick injuries of same

Brief summary

The objective of this study was to determine if blunt needle use during cesarean section closure protects against glove perforation and percutaneous injury to the surgeon and surgical assistant. A secondary objective was to determine physician satisfaction with blunt needles during the surgery.

Interventions

DEVICESharp needle

DEVICEBlunt needles

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Female * Pregnant * Undergoing a cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

* Under age 18 * Non-English speaking

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of observed glove perforations	1 day	review post-op

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Physician satisfaction with the needle assignment	1 day	Rating scale 1-5 (1 being least satisfied and 5 being very satisfied); review post-op

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 2, 2026