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Umbilical Cord Milking vs Delayed Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants Born by Cesarean Section

NCT02187510 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2016-04-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the umbilical cord milking in preterm infants born by cesarian section less than 34 weeks is more effective than delayed cord clamping to obtain higher levels of hemoglobin.

Conditions

  • Premature Infant
  • Umbilical Cord
  • Milking
  • Delayed Clamping

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Umbilical cord milking

Once the preterm is born keep the baby from the mother's thighs. The obstetrician cord milking three times (2seconds/milking) taking the cord from the base 20cm respect towards the baby. Then clamp de cord.

PROCEDURE

Delayed cord clamping

Once the preterm is born the neonatologist keep the baby beside the mother at level of the operating table during 30 seconds without cord clamping. The baby is covered with a polythene bag and put a cap on his head. Then the obstetritian clamp the cord.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Corporacion Parc Tauli

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Monica Domingo-Puiggros, MD · Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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