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Perinatal Outcomes Following Change in Clinical Criteria in for Treatment of Maternal Hypertension

Recruiting
Conditions
Maternal Hypertension
Interventions
Procedure: Clinical blood pressure threshold of SBP >= 180 mmHg for acute treatment of hypertension
Procedure: Clinical blood pressure threshold of SBP >= 160 mmHg for acute treatment of hypertension
Registration Number
NCT05881252
Lead Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is observe outcomes before and after a change in clinical practice in the threshold for management of severe hypertension in pregnancy and the post-partum period. Outcomes will be observed for 10 months under the current (traditional) clinical blood pressure threshold for acute treatment of hypertension, which is \>= 160 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) systolic blood pressure (SBP). This will be followed by one month of education about rationale for the new SBP threshold of \>= 180 mmHg and change of clinical guidelines. Then, there will be 10 months of observation after adopting the updated clinical threshold for acute antihypertensive treatment (\>= 180 SBP).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
540
Inclusion Criteria
  • any individual > 20 weeks' gestation in triage or admitted at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (CMHH) and with blood pressure with >= 160/110 mmHg
Exclusion Criteria
  • Active seizure, stroke, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)/pulmonary edema, acute kidney injury (AKI), or myocardial infarction (MI)
  • A history of stroke, CHF, chronic kidney disease (CKD), MI
  • Have Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndrome or thrombocytopenia (platelets < 100×10^9/L)
  • Persistent neurologic symptoms including headache >8/10 one hour after analgesic or blurry vision/loss of vision

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Updated clinical blood pressure threshold of SBP >= 180 mmHg for acute treatment of hypertensionClinical blood pressure threshold of SBP >= 180 mmHg for acute treatment of hypertension-
Traditional clinical blood pressure threshold of SBP >= 160 mmHg for acute treatment of hypertensionClinical blood pressure threshold of SBP >= 160 mmHg for acute treatment of hypertension-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with Congestive Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema, hemorrhagic or ischemic Stroke, Acute Kidney Injury (creatinine > 1.5mg/dL), and/or or Myocardial Ischemia.during the time of delivery hospitalization (about 2 days to 3 months)

The primary outcome is a composite outcome, and will be reported as number of patients who have Congestive Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema, hemorrhagic or ischemic Stroke, Acute Kidney Injury (creatinine \> 1.5mg/dL), and/or Myocardial Ischemia.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES)during the time of delivery hospitalization (about 2 days to 3 months)
Number of patients with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP) syndromeduring the time of delivery hospitalization (about 2 days to 3 months)
Number of patients with non-reassuring fetal heart rate tracing (NR-FHRT) requiring caesarean deliveryat the time of delivery
Number of patients with Apgar score < 7 at 5 min5 minutes after birth

The Apgar score indicates the status of the newborn infant immediately after birth. Apgar score ranges from 0-10, with a higher score indicating a better outcome.

Number of patients with placental abruptionduring the time of delivery hospitalization (about 2 days to 3 months)
Number of patients with eclampsiaduring the time of delivery hospitalization (about 2 days to 3 months)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UT Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States

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