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Clinical Trials/NCT00809666
NCT00809666
Completed
Not Applicable

A Prospective Randomised Study of Automated Versus Mercury Blood Pressure Recordings in Pregnancy

St George Hospital, Australia1 site in 1 country220 target enrollmentMay 2000

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Hypertension
Sponsor
St George Hospital, Australia
Enrollment
220
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
The primary maternal outcome measure was the number of women having any episode of severe hypertension (BP ³ 170/110mmHg).
Status
Completed
Last Updated
17 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of the PRAM study was to determine whether women diagnosed with hypertension in pregnancy, using the traditional mercury device, have the same pregnancy outcomes when blood pressure is measured by either an automated device or a mercury device throughout the pregnancy.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 2000
End Date
September 2006
Last Updated
17 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
St George Hospital, Australia

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • women with a diagnosis of hypertension in pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria

  • non-pregnant and normotensive pregnancy women

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The primary maternal outcome measure was the number of women having any episode of severe hypertension (BP ³ 170/110mmHg).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Secondary end points included gestation at birth, caesarean section and induction of labour rates.

Study Sites (1)

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