Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
chromic catgut
Sponsors
Dr Clement Mary Dennis
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Postnatal mothers with no added risk for wound infection who have a vaginal delivery of singleton live fetus in whom a right medio-lateral episiotomy was indicated to facilitate the delivery and who are willing to participate in the study will be included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria will include the following categories of parturient: 1. Pregnant women who decline consent to participate. 2. Women who smoke cigarettes. 3. Those who undergo instrumental vaginal delivery with forceps or ventouse. 4. Women who had a previous perineal repair of 3rd and 4th degree perineal tear. 5. Women who have extensions of lateral episiotomy. 6. Women who have Diabetes Mellitus. 7. Women who are Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. 8. Women who have primary postpartum haemorrhage (blood loss > 500mL). 9. Women who have manual removal of placenta for retained placenta. 10. Women who have perineal lesions such as warts or extensive varicose veins of the genital area.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measures will be wound complication rates including wound healing process, wound dehiscence and need for re-suturing, bleeding and haematoma formation, and post-operative perineal pain. The secondary outcome measures will be the severity of pain on walking, sitting, and lying posture. The wound will be assessed for pain at 24 hours, 7 days, and 6 weeks post-repair | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| secondary outcome measures will be the severity of pain on walking, sitting, and lying posture. The wound will be assessed for pain at 24 hours, 7 days, and 6 weeks post-repair | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactDuum Nwachukwu
Consultant OBST.AND GYNAECOLOGY
Outcome results
None listed