Status:
COMPLETED
Early Versus Delayed Cord Clamping at Term: Outcomes in Swedish Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Uppsala University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Umeå University
Halmstad County Hospital
Conditions:
Iron Deficiency
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Eligibility:
All Genders
37-42 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord might prevent or slow the onset of iron deficiency by increasing the infant's iron endowment at birth. Compared with early clamping, a delay of around 2-3 min pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- non-smoking mother
- healthy mother (no hemolytic disease, no treatment with any of the following drugs: anticonvulsants, antidepressants, thyroid hormone, insulin, chemotherapy or cortisone),
- normal pregnancy (no preeclampsia, no diabetes, no prolonged rupture of membranes or signs of infection)
- single birth, term pregnancy (gestational age 37 +0 until 41 +6 weeks + days)
- expected vaginal delivery with cephalic presentation
- mother should be able to master Swedish well enough to participate in the study
- mother should live close enough to the hospital to be ready to return for follow up after four months.
Exclusion
- Serious congenital malformation, syndrome or other congenital disease that can affect the outcome measures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
392 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01245296
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
August 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Länsjukhuset i Halmstad
Halmstad, Halland County, Sweden, 30187