Randomised controlled trial comparing shorter versus longer hospital stay after uncomplicated caesarean section

ISRCTN ISRCTN35456604
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN35456604
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
31/05/2005
Registration date
08/09/2005
Last edited
14/09/2009
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 Roderick Larsen-Reindorf
Scientific

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Kumasi
-
Ghana

Phone +233 244 271 689
Email larsdorf@yahoo.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designSingle-centre
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesShort stay in hospital after uncomplicated caesarean section results in lower wound infection rates and higher patient satisfaction
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCaesarean section
InterventionShort stay (3-4 days) in hospital following uncomplicated caesarean section, compared with traditional 7 day stay
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureWound infection rates
Secondary outcome measures1. Patient satisfaction
2. Hospital Readmission rate
3. Endometritis
Overall study start date01/08/2005
Completion date31/12/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants856
Key inclusion criteriaWomen attending Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for delivery by caesarean section
a. The patient must stay within 16 km (10 miles) radius from the hospital on discharge
b. Written or thumb-printed informed consent to participate in the study
c. Uncomplicated caesarean section
d. Must not have medical or obstetric complications in the exclusion
criteria
Key exclusion criteriaa. Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, diabetic mellitus
b. Patients with sepsis
c. Patients with conditions warranting longer stay in the hospital such as
ruptured uterus, genital tract sepsis, persistent fever, need for blood transfusion and continuous bladder drainage
d. Referred patients with prolonged labor, ruptured uterus,
chorioamnionitis
e. Patients who do not feel they have sufficient support at home
Date of first enrolment01/08/2005
Date of final enrolment31/12/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Ghana

Study participating centre

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Kumasi
-
Ghana

Sponsor information

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (Ghana)
Hospital/treatment centre

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Kumasi
-
Ghana

Phone +233 244 271 689
Email larsdorf@yahoo.com
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Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Effective Health Care Alliance Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (United Kingdom)

No information available

Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi (Ghana)

No information available

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