Actively Recruiting
MitoQ to Improve Vascular Funciton in Preeclampsia
Led by Medical College of Wisconsin · Updated on 2026-05-01
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
80 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Medical College of Wisconsin
Lead Sponsor
B
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of effective therapeutics for prevention or treatment. Our previous ex vivo work demonstrated that mitochondrial-antioxidants can reverse placental microvascular damage. Therefore, this study will evaluate whether MitoQ (Mitoquinol Mesylate, a mitochondrial-antioxidant) has the potential to restore vasodilation, improve placental function, and therefore promote pregnancy prolongation in patients with preeclampsia. This evaluation of clinical data, patient samples, and vascular function studies in patients with preeclampsia could translate into a viable therapeutic option.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
MitoQ to Improve Vascular Funciton in Preeclampsia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Pregnant patients with a clinical diagnosis of preeclampsia with severe features (inpatient cohort)
- Pregnant patients with a clinical diagnosis of preeclampsia without severe features (outpatient cohort)
- Gestational age between 23+0 and 32+0 weeks for inpatient cohort
- Gestational age between 23+0 and 34+0 weeks for outpatient cohort
- Singleton pregnancy
- Age between 18 and 50 years old
- No indication for immediate delivery
- Planned expectant management for inpatient cohort
- Planned outpatient management for outpatient cohort
- Able to consent and follow a 2-step command
- English speaking
You will not qualify if you...
- Unable to stand from a chair without physical assistance (assistive device allowed)
- History of blood clots in the extremities or conditions contraindicating thigh compression or transient ischemia
- Chronic severe COVID-19 symptoms lasting more than 6 months
- History of head trauma or concussion within the past 6 months
- Comorbid neurological disorders
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Diagnosed myocardial infarction or arrhythmia in the previous year
- Resting systolic blood pressure ≥180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg
- Other significant medical conditions affecting study participation or safety as determined by the Primary Investigator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jennifer McIntosh, D.O., M.S.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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