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Umbilical Cord Clamping: What Are the Benefits

NCT03878602 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2021-04-19

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Summary

Umbilical cord clumping consists in the binding of the umbilical cord by nipper to interrupt blood flow from placenta to foetus. Umbilical cord can be clamped within 30s or at least 1 min after birth. A lot of studies have shown that delayed umbilical cord clamping is associated with greater haemoglobin concentration, better iron storage between 3-6 months of life and lower incidence for transfusion and neonatal hypotension compared to immediate umbilical cord clumping. Newborns subjected to Caesarean Section showed greater value of haemoglobin and lower value of red blood cells compared to newborns birth by vaginal delivery. Despite evidence of beneficial effects for delayed umbilical cord clamping after eutocic delivery, this practice is not yet taken into consideration after elective Caesarean Section.

Conditions

  • Delayed Cord Clamping

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Delayed umbilical cord clamping

Umbilical cord will be clamped after 1 min after the birth of the newborn

PROCEDURE

Immediate umbilical cord clamping

Umbilical cord will be clamped immediately after the birth of the newborn

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giuseppe De Bernardo, M.D. · Poliambulanza Foundation

  • Maurizio Giordano, B.Sc. · University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine

  • Laura Linetti, Dr. · Poliambulanza Foundation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
37 Weeks
Max Age
42 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-15
Primary Completion
2019-06-01
Completion
2019-06-01

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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