Influence of Umbilical Cord Clamping Time in the Newborn

Summary

This study compares two umbilical cord clamping times; the early one, up to a minute (ECC) and the late or delayed one, when the cord stop beating (DCC). The additional blood volume delivered to the newborn from the placenta - placental transference - by delaying umbilical cord ligation, increases the contribution of neonatal iron with increased iron stores in the infant, without increasing neonatal morbidity.

Conditions

• Anemia Neonatal
• Polycythemia Secondary
• Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal

Interventions

PROCEDURE

ECC

Early clamping of the umbilical cord

PROCEDURE

DCC

Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord

PROCEDURE

Blood Test 6hours

Blood Test 6hours

PROCEDURE

Blood Test 24hours

Blood Test 24hours

PROCEDURE

Blood Test 48hours

Blood Test 48hours

PROCEDURE

Blood Test 28days

Blood Test 28days

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Universitario de la Plana

  collaborator OTHER

• FUNDACIÓN DAVALOS FLETCHER

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Pascual Gregori Roig

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Vanesa Rodenas, PhD · Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

35 Weeks

Max Age

42 Weeks

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-03-23

Primary Completion

2016-03-31

Completion

2016-03-31

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations