New study checks safety of stitches after childbirth
NCT ID NCT05233527
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at the medical records of 229 women who had a cut (episiotomy) during vaginal birth and were stitched up with a special thread called Novosyn Quick. The goal was to see how often the wound opened up again or got infected. The study did not give any new treatment, just observed what happened.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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229 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
women with a spontaneous vaginal delivery who required an indicated episiotomy with Novosyn® Quick between the period January 2020 - December 2020 at Hospital General de Catalunya.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women who underwent an indicated episiotomy between January 2020 - December 2020 at the Hospital General de Catalunya (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain) and received Novosyn® Quick Exclusion Criteria: * No exclusion criteria have been set
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IDC Hospital General de Catalunya
Sant Cugat del Vallès, Catalonia, 08190, Spain
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