Status:

COMPLETED

Exercise Induced Improvement of the Venous Reserve Capacity in Formerly Pre-eclamptic Women

Lead Sponsor:

Radboud University Medical Center

Conditions:

Preeclampsia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-42 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Primary objective: * To investigate whether physical exercise prior to pregnancy in formerly preeclamptic women results in a comparable improvement of vascular and endothelial functioning as in women...

Detailed Description

In the Netherlands almost 15.000 women each year develop hypertensive complications like preeclampsia during their first pregnancy. In the western world these complications account for the most substa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients: formerly preeclamptic women with history of preeclampsia (according to set criteria)
  • controls: women with history of an uneventful pregnancy All women are examined at least 5 months postpartum;

Exclusion

  • pregnancy
  • insulin dependant diabetes mellitus
  • use of medication known to interfere with cardiovascular system
  • incapability to cope with physical exercise
  • auto immune disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00900458

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

April 1 2015

Last Update

May 7 2015

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Radboud University Medical Center

Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500HB