Status:

COMPLETED

Hypertension and Urine Protease Activity in Preeclampsia

Lead Sponsor:

Odense University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Danish Council for Strategic Research

Lundbeck Foundation

Conditions:

Preeclampsia

Hypertension

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Preeclampsia (PE) is a common disorder of pregnancy that complicates 4-7% of all pregnancies. It is a serious condition with acute proteinuria and hypertension and varying degrees of edema after 20 we...

Detailed Description

Selection of patients: The selection of patients is based on outpatients with preeclampsia and patients with normal pregnancies recruited from gynecological-obstetric department, Aarhus University Ho...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Cases:
  • Pregnancy week 28-36 (exclusion of patients with previously severe preeclampsia).
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Preeclampsia- hypertension: repetitive high blood pressures (\> 140/80 mm Hg) measured in the consultation and proteinuria (dip test, albumin).
  • Pregnant with microalbuminuria and proteinuria, but without hypertension (and therefore do not meet the diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia) can also be included. Proteinuria is the most important factor.
  • It is still possible to test our hypothesis with possible comorbidity such as diabetes, SLE(systemic lupus erythematosus), rheumatoid arthritis and therefore not a reason for exclusion.

Exclusion

  • Hypertension in pregnancy without proteinuria.
  • Pregestational nephropathy by other unknown reasons.
  • Early severe preeclampsia.
  • Organic or systemic disease of clinical relevance, such as malignancy.
  • Pregnant controls-
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • pregnancy week 28-36
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Uncomplicated pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01828138

Start Date

May 1 2013

End Date

October 1 2015

Last Update

October 16 2015

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Gynelogical Obstetrical Department

Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark, 8200