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Iron DeficiencyNCT00675337

Effect of Infant Placement on Iron Stores in Infancy: A Pilot Study

A study testing perineum maintained and abdominal placement in people with Iron Deficiency and Anemia, run by Davison, James, D.O..

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This is a pilot study designed to assess the safety of placing an infant on the mother's abdomen at the time of delivery, prior to clamping the umbilical cord and the effect of placing the infant on the mother's abdomen on the infant's iron stores. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Iron Deficiency, Anemia
What is being tested?
perineum maintained and abdominal placement
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2008to Apr 2009
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • healthy pregnant women
  • 37 - 42 weeks of gestation
  • vaginal delivery
  • prenatal care initiated prior to 20 weeks of gestation

Who cannot join

  • maternal diabetes
  • intrauterine growth restriction
  • hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
  • chronic hypertension requiring medical therapy
  • Apgar score less than 7 at 5 minutes
  • unusual bleeding prior to delivery
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  • alloimmunization
  • maternal hemoglobinopathy
  • need for immediate infant resuscitation preventing adherence to protocol

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Infant Placement at Delivery on Iron Stores in Early Infancy: A Pilot Study

This is a pilot study designed to assess the safety of placing an infant on the mother's abdomen at the time of delivery, prior to clamping the umbilical cord and the effect of placing the infant on the mother's abdomen on the infant's iron stores. It is possible that placing the infant on the mother's abdomen (above the placenta) may lower the infant's iron stores during early infancy.

Being tested
perineum maintained, abdominal placement
Keywords
iron stores, anemia, iron deficiency, infancy, placental transfusion, iron deficiency in infancy, anemia in infancy, placement of neonate
Medical subject headings
Iron Deficiencies, Anemia, Fetofetal Transfusion

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • perineum maintainedProcedure or surgery

    infants maintained at the level of the perineum until umbilical cord clamping

  • abdominal placementProcedure or surgery

    infants placed on the maternal abdomen prior to umbilical cord clamping

Study groups in NCT00675337
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
perineumActive comparatorinfants maintained at the level of the perineum until umbilical cord clamping
Receives: Procedure: perineum maintained
abdomenExperimentalinfants placed on the maternal abdomen prior to cord clamping
Receives: Procedure: abdominal placement

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. serum ferritin level at 4 months of age

    Measured: 4 months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. blood parameters (hemoglobin and hematocrit)

    Measured: 2 months and 4 months

  2. serum ferritin at 2 months

    Measured: 2 months

  3. blood parameters (hemoglobin and hematocrit) at 24 hrs of age

    Measured: 24 hrs.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 May 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2008
  3. Primary completionDec 2008
  4. Study completionApr 2009 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Care provider
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00675337
Sponsor's protocol ID
wghjmd1
Status last verified
Dec 2008
First submitted
7 May 2008
Last updated
31 Dec 2008
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Lozoff B, Beard J, Connor J, Barbara F, Georgieff M, Schallert T. Long-lasting neural and behavioral effects of iron deficiency in infancy. Nutr Rev. 2006 May;64(5 Pt 2):S34-43; discussion S72-91. doi: 10.1301/nr.2006.may.s34-s43.

    PubMed 16770951
  • Lozoff B, Georgieff MK. Iron deficiency and brain development. Semin Pediatr Neurol. 2006 Sep;13(3):158-65. doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2006.08.004.

    PubMed 17101454
  • Grant CC, Wall CR, Brewster D, Nicholson R, Whitehall J, Super L, Pitcher L. Policy statement on iron deficiency in pre-school-aged children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2007 Jul-Aug;43(7-8):513-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01128.x.

    PubMed 17635678
  • Beard J. Recent evidence from human and animal studies regarding iron status and infant development. J Nutr. 2007 Feb;137(2):524S-530S. doi: 10.1093/jn/137.2.524S.

    PubMed 17237340
  • McCann JC, Ames BN. An overview of evidence for a causal relation between iron deficiency during development and deficits in cognitive or behavioral function. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Apr;85(4):931-45. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/85.4.931.

    PubMed 17413089
  • Burden MJ, Westerlund AJ, Armony-Sivan R, Nelson CA, Jacobson SW, Lozoff B, Angelilli ML, Jacobson JL. An event-related potential study of attention and recognition memory in infants with iron-deficiency anemia. Pediatrics. 2007 Aug;120(2):e336-45. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-2525.

    PubMed 17671043
  • Walter T. Effect of iron-deficiency anemia on cognitive skills and neuromaturation in infancy and childhood. Food Nutr Bull. 2003 Dec;24(4 Suppl):S104-10. doi: 10.1177/15648265030244S207.

    PubMed 17016952
  • Levy T, Blickstein I. Timing of cord clamping revisited. J Perinat Med. 2006;34(4):293-7. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2006.056.

    PubMed 16856818
  • Ceriani Cernadas JM, Carroli G, Pellegrini L, Otano L, Ferreira M, Ricci C, Casas O, Giordano D, Lardizabal J. The effect of timing of cord clamping on neonatal venous hematocrit values and clinical outcome at term: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2006 Apr;117(4):e779-86. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-1156. Epub 2006 Mar 27.

    PubMed 16567393
  • Hutton EK, Hassan ES. Late vs early clamping of the umbilical cord in full-term neonates: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. JAMA. 2007 Mar 21;297(11):1241-52. doi: 10.1001/jama.297.11.1241.

    PubMed 17374818
  • Yao AC, Lind J. Effect of gravity on placental transfusion. Lancet. 1969 Sep 6;2(7619):505-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(69)90213-x. No abstract available.

    PubMed 4184835
  • Grisaru D, Deutsch V, Pick M, Fait G, Lessing JB, Dollberg S, Eldor A. Placing the newborn on the maternal abdomen after delivery increases the volume and CD34 cell content in the umbilical cord blood collected: an old maneuver with new applications. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 May;180(5):1240-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70623-x.

    PubMed 10329884
  • Pafumi C, Zizza G, Russo A, Farina M, Pernicone G, Bandiera S, Giardina P, Mangiafico L, Mancari R, Maggi I, Calogero AE, Cianci A. Placing the newborn on the maternal abdomen increases the volume of umbilical cord blood collected. Clin Lab Haematol. 2001 Dec;23(6):397-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2001.00377.x.

    PubMed 11843888
  • Yao AC, Lind J. Placental transfusion. Am J Dis Child. 1974 Jan;127(1):128-41. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1974.02110200130021. No abstract available.

    PubMed 4588934
  • Mercer JS, Nelson CC, Skovgaard RL. Umbilical cord clamping: beliefs and practices of American nurse-midwives. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2000 Jan-Feb;45(1):58-66. doi: 10.1016/s1526-9523(99)00004-5.

    PubMed 10772736

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing perineum maintained and abdominal placement in people with Iron Deficiency and Anemia, run by Davison, James, D.O..

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Dec 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

serum ferritin level at 4 months of age (time frame: 4 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00675337, which also lists 17 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Dec 2008.

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