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Umbilical Cord Milking for Non-Vigorous Infants (MINVIFU Trial)

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Led By Anup Katheria, MD
Research Sponsored by Sharp HealthCare
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 22-26 months
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MINVIFU Trial Summary

This trial will compare neurodevelopmental outcomes of term/near-term infants who received UCM or ECC.

Eligible Conditions
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorder

MINVIFU Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~22-26 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 22-26 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Neurodevelopmental Outcome at 2 Years of Age
Secondary outcome measures
Autism Outcome

MINVIFU Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Early Cord ClampingActive Control1 Intervention
The umbilical cord is clamped within 30 seconds of delivery.
Group II: Umbilical Cord MilkingActive Control1 Intervention
At delivery, the umbilical cord is grasped, and blood is pushed toward the infant 4 times before the cord is clamped. This procedure infuses a placental transfusion of blood into the infant and can be done in 15-20 seconds.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sharp HealthCareLead Sponsor
40 Previous Clinical Trials
15,937 Total Patients Enrolled
Anup Katheria, MD3.02 ReviewsPrincipal Investigator - Neonatologist
Sharp HealthCare
15 Previous Clinical Trials
11,843 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who qualifies to participate in this research trial?

"For this investigation, 1207 infants aged 22 to 36 months with fetal anomalies must be admitted. Participants should also have been previously enrolled in the MINVI trial and survived until two years old when corrected for prematurity."

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What is the prevalence of this clinical trial within the state's hospital network?

"The current recruitment phase of this experiment encompasses a total of 9 sites, including Davis, Salt Lake City and Portland. To reduce any travel burden on participants, it is highly recommended to select the clinic closest in proximity when signing up for the trial."

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Are juveniles eligible to participate in this scientific exploration?

"This clinical trial is only for young people between the ages of 22 and 26 months. Meanwhile, there are 51 different studies available to participants under 18 years old and 78 geared towards those over 65."

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Are people currently able to participate in this study?

"This clinical trial is not presently recruiting patients. Initially posted on the 7th of January 2019, and most recently edited on 22nd June 2022, this study does not currently require any further participants. Although there are 116 medical studies open for recruitment at present."

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~193 spots leftby Apr 2025