Determining the Effectiveness of Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Prematurity-Related Anemia Using Two Volume Calculation Methods: Based on Infant Weight vs. Target Hematocrit

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190325043107N56

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-15

Start date

2025-05-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

Changes in hemoglobin. Neonatal jaundice due to bleeding

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For these infants, packed cell volume will be administered based on the infant's weight, i.e., 15 milliliters per kilogram of body weight. Intervention 2: Intervent

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 29 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Prematurity Development of anemia Admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neonates with active bleeding Neonates with coagulopathy Neonates with congestive heart failure Neonates with grade III or higher intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) Neonates with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in hemoglobin. Timepoint: Once a day for three days. Method of measurement: Blood test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Khanbabayi Gol

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Khanbabayimehdi69@gmail.com+98 41 3334 7054

Outcome results

None listed

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