The PREMOD Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Umbilical Cord Milking vs. Delayed Cord Clamping in Premature Infants

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

197

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 2, 2013

Primary Completion Date

December 1, 2014

Study Completion Date

January 10, 2018

Conditions
Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Umbilical Cord Milking

Umbilical cord milked toward the neonate four times at a speed of 20cm/2seconds, prior to clamping and cutting umbilical cord. Procedure takes about 10-20 seconds.

PROCEDURE

Delayed Cord Clamping

Performed by positioning the baby 20 cm below the placenta for 45-60 seconds prior to umbilical cord clamping and cutting.

Trial Locations (3)

92123

Sharp Mary Birch, San Diego

92130

University of California, San Diego, San Diego

92350

Loma Linda Medical Center, Loma Linda

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

lead

Sharp HealthCare

OTHER

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