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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03549884
Date of registration: 26/05/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University Hospital Padova
Public title: Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants Born by Cesarean Section
Scientific title: Delayed Cord Clamping in Infants Born by Cesarean Section: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Date of first enrolment: April 17, 2018
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03549884
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:     Daniele Trevisanuto, MD
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Affiliation:  University of Padova, Italy
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Elective cesarean section

- Gestational age > or = 39 weeks

- No labor

- Single pregnancy

- Parental consent; a written informed consent will be obtained by a member of the
neonatal team involved in the study from a parent or guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

- Emergent or urgent cesarean sections

- Twin pregnancies

- Parental refusal to participate to the study

- Major congenital malformations (such as cardiopathies)

- Chromosomic abnormalities

- Fetal hydrops

- Severe maternal diseases (such as hypertension)

- Cord abnormalities (length < 20 cm, funicular prolapse, funicular knots)

- Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 3 Days
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Umbilical Cord Management
Elective Cesarean Section
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Delayed cord clamping
Procedure: Early cord clamping
Primary Outcome(s)
Hematocrit [Time Frame: Day 2 of life]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Arterial blood pressure [Time Frame: At day 1, 2, 3 of life]
Temperature at Normal nursery admission [Time Frame: At the time of normal nursery admission]
Time to the first breath [Time Frame: At birth]
Maternal blood losses [Time Frame: At delivery]
Total transcutaneous bilirubin [Time Frame: Day 3 of life]
Weight [Time Frame: Day 3 of life]
Heart rate [Time Frame: During the first 10 minutes of life]
Preductal transcutaneous saturation (TcSaO2) [Time Frame: During the first 10 minutes of life]
Secondary ID(s)
4443/AO/18
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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