Omission of Controlled Cord Traction During Active Management of Third Stage of Labor

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Labor Stage, Third
• Interventions: Procedure: Ommited controlled cord traction; Procedure: controlled cord traction

• Registration Number: NCT02656108
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams University

Brief Summary

This is a comparative study which will be conducted in Ain Shams University Maternity hospital to assess the individual and specfic role of controlled cord traction as a part of active management of third stage of labor

Detailed Description

300 patients will be randomized into two groups with controlled cord traction and withoout. The primary outcome will be sever postpartum haemorrhage

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2016-01-14
• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-17
• Primary Completion: 2018-11
• Study Completion: 2018-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

• singleton pregnancy
• term pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• episiotomy
• operative vaginal delivery
• known coagulation defect
• Acute complication during labor e.g. eclampsia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
omiited controlled cord traction	Ommited controlled cord traction	neither controlled cord traction nor fundal pressure will be applied. The placenta will be delivered physiologically and signs of placental separation will be awaited
controlled cord traction	controlled cord traction	the cord will be held in one hand and the other hand will be placed just above the woman's pubic boneto stabilize the uterus during cord traction

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
sever post partum haemorrhage	24 hours	blood loss more than 500 cc

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
duration of third stage of labor	30 minutes	from delivery of the baby to delivery of the placenta

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University; 🇪🇬 Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt