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Investigating the use of biomarkers to predict pregnancy and long term complications in women who develop elevated blood pressure, gestational diabetes, fetal growth restriction or spontaneous preterm labour during pregnancy

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
pre-eclampsia
Gestational Diabetes
Spontaneous preterm birth
Fetal growth restriction
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Antenatal care
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fetal medicine and complications of pregnancy
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
Registration Number
ACTRN12622001450707
Lead Sponsor
ational Heart Foundation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women at any gestation in pregnancy AND
2. Women who develop elevated blood pressure >130/80 OR
3. Women who have developed pregnancy complications (Gestational diabetes (GDM), Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP), Fetal growth restriction(FGR) and spontaneous preterm birth(sPTB))

Exclusion Criteria

1. Multiple pregnancy.
2. Pregnancy complicated by major fetal anomaly or genetic syndrome.
3. Maternal age less than 18 years,
4. Women incapable of giving valid consent (diminished understanding, non-English speaking
and interpreter unavailable).
5. Participation in a study where there is a pharmaceutical intervention that would likely modify the biomarkers under study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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