Influence of Umbilical Cord Clamping Time in the Newborn
- Conditions
- Anemia NeonatalPolycythemia SecondaryHyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
- Registration Number
- NCT03624335
- Lead Sponsor
- Pascual Gregori Roig
- Brief Summary
This study compares two umbilical cord clamping times; the early one, up to a minute (ECC) and the late or delayed one, when the cord stop beating (DCC). The additional blood volume delivered to the newborn from the placenta - placental transference - by delaying umbilical cord ligation, increases the contribution of neonatal iron with increased iron stores in the infant, without increasing neonatal morbidity.
- Detailed Description
It is an intervention study without drugs administration with a longitudinal, prospective comparison and correlational design.
Patients are recruited by simple random sampling to one of the two intervention groups:
Group 1-ECC: Early clamping of the umbilical cord (before the first minute of life).
Group 2-DCC: Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord (when it stops beating).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 195
- neonates with a gestational age of 35 to 42 weeks and born through normal vaginal delivery.
- monochorionic multiples
- incarcerated mothers
- placenta previa
- concern for abruptions
- Rh sensitization
- hydrops
- congenital anomalies
- the obstetrician declining to perform the intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method haemoglobin 28 days haemoglobin level
haematocrit 28 days haematocrit level
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method serum ferritin 28days serum ferritin level
bilirubin 28days bilirubin level
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hospital Universitario de La Plana
🇪🇸Villarreal, Castellón, Spain
Hospital Universitario de La Plana🇪🇸Villarreal, Castellón, Spain