Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Preeclampsia: A Case Control Study

Completed

• Conditions: Pre-Eclampsia

• Registration Number: NCT02677233
• Lead Sponsor: Ain Shams Maternity Hospital

Brief Summary

To find out if lower levels of vitamin D is more prevalent in preeclamptic women

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-12
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Status Verified: 2016-02
• Study First Submitted: 2016-02-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2016-02-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

• Parity: primigravida.
• Age: 18 - 35 years.
• Singleton pregnancy.
• Gestational age: 36-40 weeks.
• No past history of any medical disorder and with no other medical complications during pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

• Women with preexisting medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid, hepatic or renal failure, metabolic bone disease, diabetes mellitus, malabsorption and lupus.
• History of intake of medications influencing bone, vitamin D or calcium metabolism e.g. antiepileptic, theophylline, antitubercular drugs in the last 6 months.
• Women with multiple pregnancy.
• Women with congenital fetal malformation.
• Women with known thrombophilia

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
vitamin D level in preeclamptic and non preeclamptic women	six months