Status:
COMPLETED
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping - C-section Pilot
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Davis
Conditions:
Cesarean Sections
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Brief Summary
This is a pilot study of delayed cord clamping (DCC) at progressively longer intervals (90 to 120 seconds) during elective cesarean deliveries of term infants. The investigators hypothesize that the p...
Detailed Description
Despite expert recommendations to delay clamping the cord for at least 2 minutes, early cord clamping remains a common obstetrical practice. The World Health Organization has noted that data on cesare...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects that are pregnant (women 18 years of age and older) and scheduled for an elective C-section at ≥ 37 weeks gestation will be eligible for the study.
Exclusion
- Pregnant women that do not plan on having a C-section and individuals that are not pregnant. Pregnant women that are medically unstable, have poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, multiple gestations, anomalous fetuses and/or severe intrauterine growth retardation will be excluded. Adults unable to consent will not be included
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
41 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02229162
Start Date
October 1 2013
End Date
November 1 2014
Last Update
May 30 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817