Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Post-Partum Pre-Eclamptic Patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Decrease Maternal Morbidity
- Registration Number
- NCT02943122
- Lead Sponsor
- Assiut University
- Brief 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
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 100
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of women with persistent hypertension 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ahmed Abbas
🇪🇬Assiut, Cairo, Egypt