PROphylactic Wound VACuum Therapy to Decrease Rates of Cesarean Section in the Obese Population (PROVAC)
Wound Complication
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Wound Complication focused on measuring obesity, cesarean section, wound complication
Eligibility Criteria
Key inclusion criteria BMI greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 at less than or equal to 22 weeks of gestation Subject is laboring Subject is having an unplanned cesarean section Subject will have Pfannenstiel Skin Incision Subject has the ability to take a picture and email it to a secure account Subject receives prenatal care in the University of Pennsylvania health system and plans to follow up postpartum in the system Subject is greater than or equal to 18 years of age
Key exclusion criteria Subject cannot read or speak English Subject is not 18 years of age Subject does not have ability to send a picture by email Subject has preexisting diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or Type 2) , is using chronic steroids or immune-suppressants, OR being actively treated for a malignancy Subject is undergoing a scheduled cesarean section Subject is allergic to silver
Sites / Locations
- University of Pennsylvania
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Closed Incision Wound vacuum (Prevena)
Routine Wound Care
Closed incision wound vacuum (Prevena)
This arm includes patients having a cesarean section with routine wound care