Intraabdominal irrigation at caesarean delivery and infectious morbidity: randomised controlled trial (RCT)

ISRCTN ISRCTN64436929
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN64436929
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
15/05/2005
Registration date
20/09/2005
Last edited
25/08/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Samir Hidar
Scientific

71, rue Ch Kallala
Sousse
4011
Tunisia

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesIntraabdominal irrigation at caesarean delivery and infectious morbidity can modify post operative infectious morbidity.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedObstetrics and gynaecology
InterventionThe patients will be randomised into two groups:

1. Intraabdominal irrigation at caesarean delivery after fetal extraction
2. No intraabdominal irrigation at caesarean delivery after fetal extraction
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measurePost operative infectious complications (including post operative fever and/or postoperative endometritis [ACOG definitions])
Secondary outcome measuresPost operative change in hematocrit and hemoglobin
Overall study start date01/01/2005
Completion date30/11/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants250
Key inclusion criteriaAll patients requiring elective or emergency, primary or repeat Caesarean section and planned to have low segment transverse uterine incision with:
1. Gestational age >34 weeks
2. No fever
3. No prelabor rupture of membranes
Key exclusion criteriaPregnancy of less than 34 weeks of gestation, intrauterine fetal death, suspected infection, suspected uterine rupture preterm prelabor rupture of membranes of more than 48 hours.
Date of first enrolment01/01/2005
Date of final enrolment30/11/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Tunisia

Study participating centre

71, rue Ch Kallala
Sousse
4011
Tunisia

Sponsor information

Farhat Hached University Teaching Hospital (Tunisia)
Hospital/treatment centre

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Farhat Hached University Teaching Hospital
Boulevard M. Karoui
Sousse
4000
Tunisia

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Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Farhat Hached University Teaching Hospital (Tunisia)

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Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan