The Optimal Angle of Mediolateral Episiotomy at Crowning of the Head During Labor

September 21, 2016 updated by: Shimon Ginath, Wolfson Medical Center

In order to determine the optimal angle to perform an episiotomy, the investigators assessed the angle of marked episiotomy lines at the first stage of labor and at the time of crowning of the head.

Incision lines for mediolateral episiotomy were pre-marked on the perineal skin at 30°, 45°, and 60° angles from the midline, at the first stage of labor, in women with singleton pregnancies. The angles of the marked lines were measured again at crowning of the head. Mediolateral episiotomy was performed only for obstetric indications.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

102

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Holon, Israel, 58100
        • Wolfson Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women during labor above 37 weeks, Occiput presentation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cesarean section, vacuum or forceps deliver, breech deliver, below 37 weeks

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: change of medilateral angle line
change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head
Procedure: change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head
change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change of medilateral angle line during crowning of the head
Time Frame: 18 months
18 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Wolfson Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 18, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 21, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0181-11-WOMC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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