Is delayed umbilical cord clamping beneficial for premature newborns?
Phase 3
- Conditions
- clamping the umbilical cord.
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015013010026N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
infants with gestational age of = 34 weeks and admitted to the tertiary referral NICUs of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences at Alzahra and Shahid Beheshti Hospitals, were eligible for participation in the study. Infants who had major congenital anomalies, asphyxia, congenital cyanotic heart disease were excluded.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time of umbilical cord clamping. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Time.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1 & 5 min Apgar score. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Apgar score.;Hematocrit. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Blood sample.;Blood transfusion. Timepoint: During Hospitalization time. Method of measurement: Daily recorded sheets.;IVH, PDA. Timepoint: During Hospitalization time. Method of measurement: Daily recorded sheets.;Mortality. Timepoint: During hospitalization time. Method of measurement: Daily recorded sheets.;Sepsis. Timepoint: During Hospitalization time. Method of measurement: Daily recorded sheets.;Neonatal resuscitation. Timepoint: After birth. Method of measurement: Daily recorded sheets.