Oral Progesterone and Low Dose Aspirin in the Prevention of Preeclampsia

• Status: Terminated
• Trial end date: 2011-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This study investigates whether low dose aspirin combined with progesterone will decrease the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with a history of preeclampsia in a previous pregnancy.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: John Uckele
• Treatments: Aspirin; Progesterone

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant patients with a previous history of preeclampsia in the immediate preceding pregnancy.

• 18 to 45 years of age will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic hypertension

• children (age < 17 years)

• Patients that are currently taking anti-psychotics or Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors

• patients on medications which may be detrimental to the study interpretation will also be excluded at the principal investigator's discretion.