Cord Milking in Elective Cesarean Section

• Conditions: Placental Transfusion
• Interventions: Procedure: Umbilical cord milking

• Registration Number: NCT03668782
• Lead Sponsor: Policlinico Abano Terme

Brief Summary

The objective of the study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of umbilical cord milking as compared with immediate cord clamping on placental transfusion, estimated by Δ hematocrit between cord blood at birth and capillary heel hematocrit at 48 hours of age, in elective cesarean delivered neonates.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 2018-09-13
• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-01-31
• Study Completion: 2019-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

singleton low risk pregnancy, gestational age of 39 to 40/0 weeks confirmed by a first trimester ultrasound, no evidence of active labor, 18 years of age, and (5) a written consent given by the woman.

Exclusion Criteria

maternal medical and obstetric complications, severe anemia, clotting disorders and suspected intrauterine growth restriction

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
umbilical cord milking.	Umbilical cord milking	Tthe umbilical cord of neonates was milked.
immediate cord clamping	Umbilical cord milking	Tthe umbilical cord of neonates was cut and clamped.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Placental transfusion	48 hours	Δ hematocrit between cord blood at birth and capillary heel hematocrit at 48 hours of age

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Policlinico Abano Terme; 🇮🇹 Abano Terme, Italy