NCT02454101

Brief Summary

To compare the short term risks and benefits of cord milking 5 times toward the neonate with delayed cord clamping for 120 seconds in the full term neonate delivered by cesarean section.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
300

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 17, 2015

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 27, 2015

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2015

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2016

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

June 28, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

June 28, 2016

Status Verified

April 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

May 17, 2015

Results QC Date

March 8, 2016

Last Update Submit

May 19, 2016

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Neonatal Hemoglobin Level

    neonatal 6 weeks hemoglobin measured in gram %

    6 weeks after labor

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Jundice Requring Phtotherapy

    two weks

  • Severe Postpartum Haemorrage

    24 hours after labor

  • Neonatal Intubation

    1st 2 hours after delivery

  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Admission

    1st 24 hours after delivery

  • Neonatal Apgar Score (After 5 Minutes of Delivery).

    5 minutes of delivery

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

cord milking

OTHER

milking of the umbilical cord 5 times toward the neonate

Procedure: delayed cord clamping

delayed cord clamping

OTHER

delayed cord clamping for 120 seconds

Procedure: cord milking

Interventions

cord milkingPROCEDURE

milking of the cord 5 times toward the neonate

Also known as: milking of the cord
delayed cord clamping

delay clamping of the cord for 120 seconds

cord milking

Eligibility Criteria

Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Pregnant females going for cesarean section that completed 37 weeks of gestation
  • Medically free

You may not qualify if:

  • Known congenital anomalies of fetus.
  • Rhesus sensitization.
  • Fetal hydrops.
  • Medical disorder (preeclampsia - diabetes mellitus - hypertension - SLE).
  • Need for urgent resuscitation.
  • Multiple pregnancies.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ain Chams University Maternity Hospital

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 02, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (19)

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    BACKGROUND
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    BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 15495045BACKGROUND
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    BACKGROUND
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    PMID: 20410098BACKGROUND
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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anemia, Neonatal

Interventions

Umbilical Cord Clamping

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

AnemiaHematologic DiseasesHemic and Lymphatic DiseasesInfant, Newborn, DiseasesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Delivery, ObstetricObstetric Surgical ProceduresSurgical Procedures, Operative

Results Point of Contact

Title
ahmed kotb
Organization
AinShamsU

Study Officials

  • Hazem F El Shahawy, PHD

    clinical professor

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 17, 2015

First Posted

May 27, 2015

Study Start

August 1, 2015

Primary Completion

March 1, 2016

Study Completion

March 1, 2016

Last Updated

June 28, 2016

Results First Posted

June 28, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

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