Actively Recruiting

Age: 18Years - 45Years
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
NCT00198068

Predictors of Pregnancy Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)

Led by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York · Updated on 2026-04-28

700

Participants Needed

10

Research Sites

1226 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

H

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Lead Sponsor

N

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The PROMISSE Study is an observational study of 700 pregnant patients, enrolled at nine major clinical centers. The purpose of the study is 1) to determine whether certain proteins (called complement split products) that can injure healthy organs can be used to predict poor pregnancy outcome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS), and/or 2) to determine whether elevated levels of circulating antiangiogenic factors predict pregnancy complications in patients with aPL antibodies and/or SLE.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Predictors of Pregnancy Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 45Years
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Patient pregnant with live intrauterine pregnancy confirmed by elevated beta-HCG and gestational age ≤ 12 weeks if without aPL antibodies or ≤ 18 weeks if with aPL antibodies
  • Age between 18 and 45 years and able to give informed consent (or under 18 with parental consent)
  • Hematocrit greater than 26%
  • For aPL positive patients: positive aCL IgG ≥ 40 GPL units or IgM ≥ 40 MPL units, positive lupus anticoagulant, or positive anti-β2GPI IgG ≥ 40 GPL units or IgM ≥ 40 MPL units
  • For control subjects: at least one successful pregnancy, no history of fetal death at or beyond 10 weeks gestation, no more than one miscarriage before 10 weeks gestation, no history of positive aPL tests locally or at screening, non-smoker, and no medical problems requiring chronic treatment
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Diabetes mellitus (Type I or Type II) diagnosed before pregnancy
  • Known or suspected hereditary complement deficiency defined by CH50 = 0

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 10 locations

1

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Completed

2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

Completed

3

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Completed

4

NYU Langone Medical Center/Hospital for Joint Diseases

New York, New York, United States, 10016

Actively Recruiting

5

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, New York, United States, 10021

Actively Recruiting

6

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032

Completed

7

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Completed

8

University of Utah Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132

Actively Recruiting

9

Mt. Sinai Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2K4

Actively Recruiting

10

Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London, United Kingdom, SE1 7EH

Completed

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Research Team

M

Marta M. Guerra, MS

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Masking

N/A

Allocation

N/A

Model

N/A

Primary Purpose

N/A

Number of Arms

4

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