The Influence of Placental Drainage of Management of the Third Stage of Labor:a Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01931423

Enrollment

485

Registered

2013-08-29

Start date

2013-11-30

Completion date

2014-03-31

Last updated

2014-03-10

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Conditions

Postpartum Haemorrhage

Brief summary

To determine whether early placental drainage plus cord traction reduces the incidences of manual removal and blood loss, and to determine the risk factors associated with blood loss after delivery.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALPlacental cord drainage

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 44 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. greater than 37 gestational weeks 2. single pregnancy 3. vaginal delivery 4. estimated fetal weight 2500-4500 gr.

Exclusion criteria

1. PPROM 2. 37 or lower gestational week 3. multiple pregnancy 4. grand multiparıty (greater than 5) 5. coagulation defects (HELLP, ablation placenta, previa, pre-eclampsia) 6. a history of any bleeding during pregnancy 7. caesarean delivery or any uterine scar 8. a history of postpartum haemorrhage 9. hydramnios 10. known uterine anomalies 11. suspected abnormal placentation (accreta, increta, or percreta) 12. prepartum hemoglobin concentration less than 8 g/dL 13. history of anticoagulant drugs and prolongation of the first stage of labor longer than 15 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
postpartum blood loss	24 hours

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026