TerminatedNot Applicable

Position at Birth,Placental Transfusion Volume and Cord Clamping

Stopped: difficulties with the center

Argentina27 participantsStarted 2010-10

Plain-language summary

To compare the evolution of the infant's weight before delayed cord clamping (2 minutes after birth) as an indirect measure of the volume of placental transfusion in a group of healthy and fullterm newborns, placed at the level of the introitus versus another group placed on the abdomen of the mother.

Who can participate

Age range

2 Minutes

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Term newborns, vigorous born by vaginal delivery, cephalic or vertex presentation. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * History of Placenta previa, * postpartum hemorrhage background, hemorrhage before 20- week- gestation. * Multiple gestation. Background of IUGR prenatally diagnosed. Major congenital malformations diagnosed previous to delivery. * Maternal diseases such as: eclampsia, Rh incompatibility, congestive cardiac failure. * Extraction of blood sample for bank of umbilical cord stem cells. * Elimination criteria: Need for immediate assistance of the newborn, Birth weight less than 2500 g, Nuchal cord wrapped too tight, * Major congenital malformations not diagnosed during prenatal period, * Delivery surgically finished * Short umbilical cord which might prevent placing the infant in the assigned place .

Questions worth asking your doctor

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

A starting point for the conversation — always confirm anything about your own eligibility, costs, and care with the study team and your doctor.

What they're measuring

Compare infant's birth weight before delayed cord clamping as an indirect measure of the volume of placental transfusion in a group of healthy fullterm newborns placed at the level of the introitus versus at the the mother's abdomen.

Timeframe: inmediately after birth until 2 minutes after birth

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01497340

SponsorFundacion para la Salud Materno Infantil

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2010-12

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