NCT02187510

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

Umbilical Cord Milking Compared With Delayed Cord Clamping to Increase Plancental Transfusion in Preterm Infants Less Than 34 Weeks' Gestation Born by Cesarean Section. Randomised Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Corporacion Parc Tauli · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-07-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2014-07-11
• Last updated: 2016-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain