CompletedNot Applicable

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Post-Partum Pre-Eclamptic Patients

Egypt100 participantsStarted 2016-12-01

Plain-language summary

Preeclamptic pregnancy is associated with alterations in the left ventricular structure and function and elevation of cardiovascular biomarkers. The alterations are still persistent several months after delivery and are more clearly observed in early-onset and severe Pre-eclampsia

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * All previously healthy women who were diagnosed as preeclampsia.( defined as gestational hypertension ( systolic BP of at least 140 mm Hg and/or a diastolic BP of at least 90 mm Hg on at least two occasions at least 6 hours apart after the 20th week of gestation in women known to be normotensive before pregnancy and before 20 weeks' gestation ) plus proteinuria (300 mg or more per 24-hour period) Exclusion Criteria: * Current pregnancy * Chronic hypertension or any condition requiring the use of antihypertensive medication * Chronic kidney disease * Any disease requiring the use of anti-inflammatory medication, diabetes or any other endocrine disease such as hyperthyroidism

What they're measuring

number of women with persistent hypertension

Timeframe: 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02943122

SponsorAssiut University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2019-08-31

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