Trial Summary:

Delayed umbilical cord clamping (DCC) improves outcomes for preterm infants born before 37 weeks. However, DCC is neither reliably recorded nor routinely implemented across Australian hospitals. This study will investigate whether funded basic, accurate data collection and sharing between sites together with a funded, locally adapted quality improvement program increases delayed cord clamping, compared to funded basic, accurate data collection and sharing alone. This is a stepped wedge, cluster randomised implementation trial.

Supported By:

NHMRC Medical Research Future Fund

Eligibility:

Tertiary or non-tertiary Australian maternity hospitals (public or private)

Registration ID:

ACTRN12624000035527

UTN

U1111-1299-1262

Participation:

18 Australian maternity hospitals will participate. DCC60 rates and number of seconds before cord clamping will be examined for all infants born at these hospitals less than 37 weeks

Status:

Recruiting

Activation:

15 July 2024

Chairs:

Prof William Tarnow-Mordi and Dr Himanshu Popat

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