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A clinical trial to study the effect of different timings of clamping the umbilical cord on the general health of the newborn baby.

Timing of delayed cord clamping and its impact on neonatal outcome. -A randomised controlled trial. - DCC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/03/018259
Enrollment
60
Registered
2019-03-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O80- Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery

Interventions

Intervention1: Delayed Cord Clamping for newborns at 1 min of Birth.: Delayed Cord Clamping at 1 min after birth -APGAR at 1 & 5 Min, Hb for infant at 6wks & 14 wks of life. Control Intervention1:

Sponsors

Armed Forces
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Singleton pregnancy more than 36 weeks of gestation. Uncomplicated vaginal delivery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: unwilling to participate instrumental delivery haemodyanamic instability antepartum haemmorrhage IUGR in foetus detected by usg need for immediate resuscitation in new born tight nucal cord in newborn warranting immediate clamping and cutting of cord

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare haemoglobin of the infants at 3 ½ months of age born at term having undergone delayed cord clamping at 1min & 2 min respectivelyTimepoint: Three and Half months of life

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare APGAR score of neonates in each group. To compare incidence of respiratory distress or any other adverse neonatal outcome in first 72 hrs of life To compare incidence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy To compare haemoglobin of the infants at one and half months.  Timepoint: At 1 min and 5 min after birth At 72 hrs after birth At one and half months of life

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactLt Col S C Shaw

Armed Forces Medical College, pune

drscshaw@rediff.com7044249430

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026