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Effects of Delayed Cord Clamping in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

NCT00840983 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2015-11-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to see if a brief delay in cord clamping for 30 to 45 seconds would result in higher hematocrit levels, fewer transfusions, healthier lungs, and better motor function at 40 wks and 7 months of age.

Conditions

  • Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  • Intraventricular Hemorrhage
  • Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis
  • Motor Skills Disorders

Interventions

PROCEDURE

delayed cord clamping

cord clamping was delayed for 30 to 45 seconds and infant was held lower than the level of the placenta

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Thrasher Research Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Rhode Island

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Judith S Mercer, PhD, CNM · University of Rhode Island

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-08-31
Primary Completion
2005-11-30
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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