Effect of Umbilical Cord Milking versus Delayed Cord Clamping on Selected Hematological and Clinical Parameters in Preterm Neonates at Kenyatta National Hospital: Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Conditions
- anaemia
- Registration Number
- PACTR201906770028735
- Lead Sponsor
- mandeep sura
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 280
¿Mother-baby pairs between 28 to <37 weeks gestational age. Gestational age will be confirmed by use of Last Menstrual Period dating or if available a first trimester ultrasound scan will be used. After delivery a Ballard score will be done at 24 hours to ascertain gestational age.
¿Spontaneous or provider initiated preterm births.
¿Women who provide Informed consent.
¿Multiple gestations.
¿Neonates with congenital abnormalities(e.g. neural tube defects) incompatible with extra uterine life or requiring immediate resuscitation
¿Red cell isoimmunisation.
¿HIV and VDRL positive women.
¿Ante partum haemorrhage including placenta accrete or placenta abruption.
¿Need for neonatal resuscitation as determined during the antenatal period.
¿Tight nuchal cord necessitating early cord clamping and cutting.
¿Patients who are incapable of informed consent (severely ill), or unwilling to undergo randomization.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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