CompletedNot Applicable

The Australian Placental Transfusion Study (APTS): Should Very Pre Term Babies Receive a Placental Blood Transfusion at Birth Via Deferring Cord Clamping Versus Standard Cord Clamping Procedures?

United States, Australia1,637 participantsStarted 2010-09

Plain-language summary

To establish if placental transfusion, using deferred cord clamping for 60 seconds or more while holding the baby at or below the level of the placenta, will improve survival without disability compared with standard early cord clamping in preterm babies less than 30 weeks of gestation.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: Women who have a reasonable chance of delivering less than 30 weeks of gestation. Informed consent has been received from the parent or guardian. Exclusion Criteria: No indication or contraindication to placental transfusion, in the view of mother or baby.

What they're measuring

Death and/or major morbidity at 36 weeks post menstrual age

Timeframe: 36 weeks post menstrual age

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02606058

SponsorUniversity of Sydney

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-04

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