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Severing Nuchal Cord at the Time of Delivery.

NCT00345254 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-05-11

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Summary

Umbilical cord often becomes encircled around portions of the fetus, usually the neck. The incidence ranges from 1 loop in 21% to 3 loops in 0.2%. In this study we wish to assessed the practice of severing the cord, which was encircled once around the neck of the fetus, after delivery of the anterior shoulder and prior to extraction of the body. The study and the control groups will include 30 women, each one. After diagnosis of cord around the neck during labor by ultrasound, the women will inter a randomization process. After delivery of the head, it will be cut intentionally in the study group and left intact in the control group. Neonatal outcome will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Perinatal Outcome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

severing cord

The cord was cut intentionally after delivery of the anterior shoulder and prior to extraction of the body.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wolfson Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Oscar Sadan, MD · E Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2006-01-31
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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