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Benefits of milking the umbilical cord in preterm babies

â??Extricating the umbilical cord paradox: Is Umbilical Cord Milking the future for cord management in preterm neonates? - A Randomised Control Trialâ?? - UCM

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024566
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-04-13
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: 1- Obstetrics

Interventions

Intervention1: Umbilical cord milking: UCM or cord stripping is the one in which the unclamped umbilical cord is grasped and blood is pushed toward the infant 2-4 times to auto infuse blood into the p

Sponsors

Dr Poornima Kulkarni
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All the preterm neonates( <37weeks) of gestation born in the hospital through C-section and meet the criterias would be considered.Twins and multiple babies born receive the same randomization and management

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: We exclude all the babies who meet the under given criterias : 1. Short umbilical cord length ( 2. Nonvigorous and born through meconium stained 3. Limp at birth 4. Known Rh Sensitization 5. Major congenital anomalies 6. Cord prolapse 7. Hydrops fetalis 8. Placenta previa 9. Placental abruption and cord abnormalities such as true knots. 10. All vaginal births 11. Increased Maternal Anemia 12. Major Congenital Anamoly 13. Known recent maternal exposure to Parvovirus 14. Elevated peak systolic velocity of the fetal middle cerebral artery 15. Clinical suspicion of placental abruption 16. Delivery due to excessive maternal bleeding 17. Uterine hypertonicity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Neonatal outcomes Haemoglobin Urine output Ho Map Spo2 Bilirubin Weight gain Rop Timepoint: At birth, On day 1 of life,During stay in NICU, At discharge and at 6 months of corrected age

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Gross , fine motor Language Social developmentTimepoint: At one year of age - follow up

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kulkarni Poornima Prakash

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara University

drpoornima78@gmail.com9008678699

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026