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A study to compare benefit of umbilical cord miliking versus traditional practice of immediate umbilical cord clamping without milking after birth in premature neonates

Cut umbilical cord milking (C-UCM) versus early cord clamping (ECC) as a mode of placental transfusion in neonates of 30-35 weeks gestationâ?? an open label randomized control trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038606
Enrollment
134
Registered
2021-12-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P039- Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: umbilical cord milking: umbilical cord milking after cutting 30 cm umbilical cord segment Control Intervention1: early cord clamping: early cord clamping without milking

Sponsors

SSKM IPGMER hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Inborn neonates 30 0/7 to 34 6/7 wks of gestation requiring resuscitation at birth 2. Informed parental consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Neonates born at gestation less than 30 wks or more than or equal to 35 weeks 2. Babies not requiring resuscitation at birth 3. Outborn babies 4.Major lethal congenital anomalies or known/suspected chromosomal anomalies 5.Fetal hydrops 6.Rh isoimmunization 7.Multiple gestation 8.Cord prolapse, cord abnormalities such as true knots 9.Short umbilical cord length 10.No parental consent 11. Those whose residence does not lie within 20 kms radius from our unit

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
venous hematocrit at 48 (±4) hours of postnatal ageTimepoint: venous hematocrit at 48 (±4) hours of postnatal age—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Death upto 6 wks of ageTimepoint: 6 wks of postnatal age;Hct and serum ferritin at 6 weeks of postnatal ageTimepoint: 6 wks of postnatal age;Total number of RBC transfusions within 21 days after birthTimepoint: 21 days of postnatal age—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Bijan Saha

SSKM /IPGMER hospital, kolkata

bijansaha18@gmail.com9051389120

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026