To compare the effects of Umbilical Cord Milking and Delayed Cord Clamping in preterm babies
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/04/051733
- Lead Sponsor
- Kasturba Medical College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 238
Inclusion Criteria
All preterm neonates born at the gestational age of 28weeks to 36weeks 6days
Exclusion Criteria
mothers: Monochorionic pregnancies, HIV positive mother, Maternal eclampsia, Ante partum haemorrhage
neonates: Neonates requiring immediate resuscitation, including non-vigorous babies needing resuscitation, Rh iso-immunisation with hydrops, Antenatally detected congenital cardiac anomalies, Twin to twin transfusion syndrome
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hemoglobin, Hematocrit and serum Ferritin levelsTimepoint: at 6 weeks age
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hemoglobin and hematocrit levelsTimepoint: at 48hrs of life;Hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy <br/ ><br>Timepoint: first 2 weeks of life;pRBC transfusionsTimepoint: 2 weeks of life;pRBC transfusions during hospital stay <br/ ><br>Intraventricular haemorrhage and necrotizing enterocolitis <br/ ><br>Severity of respiratory distress <br/ ><br>Mortality <br/ ><br>Timepoint: During hospital stay/until discharge