Vitamin C and pre-eclampsia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Circulatory SystemPregnancy and ChildbirthPre-eclampsia
- Registration Number
- PACTR201210000418271
- Lead Sponsor
- Makerere University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 932
Inclusion Criteria
pregnant women (primigravida or multigravida)
gestational age 12-24 weeks
age 15-49 years
normal blood pressure
lived 15 km or less from hospital
willing to deliver at the hospital
Exclusion Criteria
serious medical conditions e.g. sickle cell disease or cardiac disease
taking vitamin C supplements >200mg/day
had contraindications to vitamin C
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pre-eclampsia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method preterm delivery;adverse neonatal outcomes