Umbilical Cord Milking in Non-Vigorous Infants
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Birth Asphyxia
In brief
The investigators will conduct a study of non-vigorous term infants to determine if umbilical cord milking (UCM) results in a lower rate of NICU admissions than early clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord at birth for infants who need resuscitation.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03631940
- Run by
- Sharp HealthCare
- People needed
- 1730
- Starts
- 2019-01-05
- Expected to finish
- 2023-09-26
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-09-19
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Non-vigorous newborns born between 35-42 weeks gestation
You may not qualify if…
- Known major congenital or chromosomal anomalies of newborn
- Known cardiac defects other than small ASD, VSD and PDA
- Complete placental abruption/cutting through the placenta at time of delivery
- Monochorionic multiples
- Cord anomaly (i.e. cord avulsion, true knot)
- Presence of non-reducible nuchal cord
- Perinatal providers unaware of the protocol
- Incomplete delivery data
- Infants born in extremis, for whom additional treatment will not be offered
Where it is running
- University of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States
- Loma Linda Medical Center — Loma Linda, California, United States
- Sharp Grossmont Hospital — San Diego, California, United States
- Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns — San Diego, California, United States
- George Washington University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center — Portland, Oregon, United States
- University of Utah/IMH — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- University of Alberta — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Dalhousie University — Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
- Poznan University of Medical Science — Poznan, Poland
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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