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A Comparison of Extraperitoneal Versus Transperitoneal Cesarean Section

A Comparison of Skin to Delivery Time at Exztraperitoneal vs. Transpirational Cesarean

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02479932
Enrollment
210
Registered
2015-06-24
Start date
2015-06-30
Completion date
2016-01-31
Last updated
2016-03-15

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Conditions

Labor Pain

Keywords

Extra-peritoneal cesarean, Intra-peritoneal cesarean

Brief summary

The aim of study is to compare skin-to-delivery time and postoperative morbidity between extraperitoneal cesarean and transpirational cesarean.

Interventions

OTHERTransperitoneal cesarean technique

Pfannenstiel-Kerr technique for laparatomy and uterine entry

OTHERExtraperitoneal cesarean technique

Pfannenstiel incision, paravesical approach to lower uterine segment extraperitoneally and Kerr incision for uterine entry

Sponsors

Ataturk University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* elective cesarean * previous cesarean (\<4) * cesarean for distocia

Exclusion criteria

* emergency cesarean ( fetal distress) * risk of obstetrical bleeding * maternal coagulation defects * adnexial mass * uterin myoma at incision site

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Skin-to-delivery time1 minute after delivery

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Operation timeTwo minutes after surgeryskin-to-skin operation time
Hemoglobin differencesOne hour before cesarean and 48 hours after cesarean
Need for analgesic24 and 48 hours after cesareanAll analgesic given after cesarean at hospital
NauseaTwo minutes and 48 hours after cesareanNausea during surgery and after surgery
VomitingTwo minutes and 48 hours after cesareanNausea during and after surgery
Postoperative pain24 and 48 hour after cesareanPain will be measured by VAS
Urogenital distress measured by Urogenital Distress InventoryOne hour before cesarean and 24 hours after cesarean
Oral intake12 and 24 hours postoperativelyThe percentage of patients who tolerates oral intake. Oral intake will be allowed 4-6 hours after cesarean for extraperitoneal group. For intraperitoneal group it will be allowed when patient passed gas.
Anxiety during surgeryOne minute after cesareanIntense fear or anxiety during surgery without pain (yes or no)
Pain during surgeryOne minutes after surgeryAbdominal pain during surgery (yes or no)
Thoracic shoulder pain48 hours after cesareanThoracic shoulder pain after surgery

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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