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To evaluate the effects of two methods at the time of delivery i.e milking of the umbilical cord towards baby for 5 times and delaying the cord clamping for 1-3 minutes on serum ferritin at 3 months of life.

"Serum ferritin levels in newborns at 3 months of life after intact umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping" - prospective randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033448
Enrollment
108
Registered
2021-05-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: DELAYED CORD CLAMPING: IT IS UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING DELAYED FOR 1 TO 3 MINUTES AFTER THE BABY DELIVERS Control Intervention1: INTACT UMBILICAL CORD MILKING: IT IS MILKING OF UMBILICAL

Sponsors

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE BELAGAVI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) NEWBORNS DELIVERED AFTER INTACT UMBILICAL CORD MILKING OR DELIVERED CORD CLAMPING 2)GESTATIONAL AGE OF 34 0/7 WEEKS TO 41 6/7 WEEKS 3)DOES NOT REQUIRE ACTIVE RESUSCITATION AT BIRTH 4) MATERNAL HB >9.9MG/DL 5) PARENTAL WRITTEN INFORMED CONSENT GIVEN

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) MULTIPLE GESTATION 2) CORD ABNORMALITIES ( CORD PROLAPSE, TRUE KNOTS) 3) RH SENSITIZED MOTHERS 4) ANTENATAL SCAN SHOWING ANY MAJOR CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF FETUS 5) ABNORMAL PLACENTATION 6) MOTHERS WITH SMOKING HABITS 7) BLEEDING DISORDERS IN MOTHERS

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the levels of serum ferritin in late preterm and term newborns after intact umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping at 3rd month of lifeTimepoint: One year—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)Impact of intact umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping on Hemoglobin,Hematocrit at 3-5days of life and at 3rd month of life. 2)APGAR score at one and five minutes 3)Total serum bilirubin, direct serum bilirubin at 3-5 days of life and development of jaundice requiring phototherapy or exchange transfusion in both groups, development of polycythemia and hemodynamic parameters like capillary refilling time, Respiratory rate, Heart rate and Oxygen saturation at 3-5 days of life.Timepoint: One year—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactCHAKRALA RAJKUMAR

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEDICAL COLLEGE, BELAGAVI

bhavna.d23@gmail.com9986157763

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026