Delayed Clamping and Milking the Umbilical Cord in Preterm Infants
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Premature Birth
In brief
This is a randomized controlled trial that will compare the effects of delayed umbilical cord clamping to umbilical cord milking in preterm infants (less than 34 weeks gestation). The infants' hemoglobin and hematocrit levels in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will be evaluated, as well as the rates of necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, and blood transfusions. The hypothesis is that milking the umbilical cord prior to clamping is superior to simply delayed cord clamping, presumably providing an increased blood volume to the preterm neonate improving its outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02092103
- Run by
- TriHealth Inc.
- People needed
- 282
- Starts
- 2014-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-07-08
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-12-28
Who can join
Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Admitted to Labor \& Delivery at Good Samaritan TriHealth Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio with expected/possible preterm delivery between 23-34 weeks gestation
- Care provided by Good Samaritan TriHealth Hospital's Faculty Medical Center or Tri-State Maternal Fetal Medicine
You may not qualify if…
- Declined to participate
- Known congenital anomalies
- Precipitous delivery preventing completion of the protocol
- Placental abruption around the time of or as indication for delivery
- Mother has uterine rupture
- Non reassuring fetal heart tracing (FHT) immediately prior/leading to delivery
- Multiple gestation
- Parvo B19
- Infants known to be at risk of anemia due to isoimmunization (mother has red blood cell antibodies
Where it is running
- Good Samaritan TriHealth Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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