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Delayed Clamping and Milking the Umbilical Cord in Preterm Infants

NCT02092103 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 282

Last updated 2018-12-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Premature Birth

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Cord Milking

See description in cord milking arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • TriHealth Inc.

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kathleen Smith, MD PhD · TriHealth Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-08
Completion
2018-07-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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