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Cord Clamping Level Above or Below Mother's Perineum

NCT02659605 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 103

Last updated 2022-02-02

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if delayed cord clamping above the perineum has an effect on neonatal hematocrit when compared to delayed cord clamping below the perineum in pre-term spontaneous vaginal deliveries.

Conditions

  • Pre-term Birth
  • Delayed Cord Clamping

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Delayed cord clamping above the perineum

After delivery, the infant will be placed on the mother's abdomen and the cord will be clamped 30-45 seconds after delivery of the infant.

PROCEDURE

Delayed cord clamping below the perineum

The infant will be held below the perineum, and the cord clamped and cut 60-75 seconds after delivery of the infant.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pamela Berens, MD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2017-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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