Clinical trials: Postpartum Hypertension
Hypertension
Monitoring and Testing of Blood Pressure in Postpartum Women
The purpose of this research study is to find out the usefulness of checking a woman's blood pressure remotely (at home) for 3 weeks after being discharged from the hospital after having a baby (or babies).
- Trial name
- SMART-BP (NCT05236725)
- Testing
- Remote Blood Pressure Cuff, Blood pressure monitoring smart phone app, BabyScripts™, Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,607 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Puerperal Sepsis, Postpartum Hemorrhage
Assessing Childbirth-related Complications at the Community Level in Kenya
Kenya is one of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa that still experience high maternal mortality. For instance, in 2008/09 maternal mortality ratio was estimated to be 488/100,000 live births.
- Conditions
- Puerperal Sepsis, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Preeclampsia and Eclampsia, Retained Placenta, Without Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT01665456
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 585 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wilson Liambila
Pregnant Women With Singleton Pregnancies
Harvesting Health: Advancing Nutrition and Wellness for Moms and Babies
This is a randomized controlled trial to assess whether a personalized food kit to pregnant women is feasible, improves diet quality, and enhances pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to standard prenatal care.
- Trial name
- HH (NCT07659821)
- Testing
- Food Kit
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Preeclampsia, Preeclampsia Postpartum
MR and Inflammation After Preeclampsia
The purpose of this investigation is to examine the role of inappropriate mineralocorticoid receptor activation in endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation in otherwise healthy women with a history of preeclampsia.
- Trial name
- NCT07345845
- Testing
- Eplerenone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anna Stanhewicz, PhD
Postpartum Complication
IMPACT: Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care Through Telemedicine
The purpose of this study is to compare two complex, multi-component evidence-based postpartum interventions in underserved populations of lower socioeconomic status in an effort to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06218355)
- Testing
- Intensive Education, Enhanced Virtual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Postpartum Infection
Trends in Pregnancy Outcomes Beyond Twenty Weeks Gestational Age in Assisted Reproductive Technology Conceived Pregnancies in British Columbia
Examining outcomes beyond 20 weeks gestational age in pregnancies conceived by ART compared to spontaneously conceived pregnancies 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06726603
- Testing
- Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Hypertension
Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs in Women With Postpartum Pre-eclampsia
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, especially in developing countries. Postpartum hypertension can be related to persistence of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, or…
- Trial name
- NCT01988298
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen
- Where
- Panama
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Complejo Hospitalario Dr. Arnulfo Arias Madrid
PPH - Postpartum Hemorrhage, Eclampsia
Comparing Simulated Patients and Manikin Based Simulation in Obstetrics
The aim of this randomized study is to compare a live, trained simulated patient with a high-fidelity manikin in obstetric emergency team training using two standardized scenarios.
- Trial name
- NCT07857551
- Testing
- Trained, standardized patient, MamaAnne Patient Simulator
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Hypertension
NSAID Use in Postpartum Hypertensive Women
Women who have the diagnosis of hypertension (pre-pregnancy and pregnancy induced) and deliver an infant via vaginal delivery will be placed into two groups in the postpartum period.
- Trial name
- NCT02902172
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, NSAID
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension
Postpartum NSAIDS and Maternal Hypertension
Previous studies have suggested that NSAID use causes an increase in blood pressure. Further, blood pressure elevation has been noted in women with pregnancy related hypertensive disease during the postpartum period.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, Superimposed Preeclampsia, Chronic Hypertension in Obstetric Context
- Trial name
- NCT03824119
- Testing
- Ibuprofen 600 mg, Standard Postpartum Care without NSAIDs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Hypertension in Pregnancy, Preeclampsia
Response to Anti-hypertensives in Pregnant and Postpartum Patients
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the blood pressure response to nifedipine and labetalol in pregnant and postpartum patients, who present with hypertensive disease in pregnancy with severe range blood pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT03506724
- Testing
- Nifedipine, Labetalol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Preeclampsia, Preeclampsia Postpartum
Vascular Effects of High-Salt After Preeclampsia
Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop and die of cardiovascular disease later in life, even if they are otherwise healthy.
- Trial name
- NCT06749418
- Testing
- Eplerenone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anna Stanhewicz, PhD
Hypertension in the Obstetric Context
Postpartum Hypertension, Tight vs Liberal Control Trial
To determine if treatment of less severe hypertension in the postpartum period results in a lower frequency of maternal morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT04592783
- Testing
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Hypertension
Prevention of Severe Postpartum Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to determine whether postpartum administration of furosemide to women with antepartum hypertensive disorders (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia) or elevated blood pressure in the first 24 hours…
- Trial name
- NCT02450773
- Testing
- Furosemide, Potassium chloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Preeclampsia
Balance of Angiotensin II Receptors in Vessel Function After Preeclampsia
Otherwise healthy women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop and die of cardiovascular disease later in life.
- Trial name
- NCT06157580
- Testing
- Compound 21, Angiotensin II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anna Stanhewicz, PhD
Hypertension in Pregnancy, Preeclampsia Severe
Comparing Nifedipine and Enalapril in Medical Resources Used in the Postpartum Period
This study evaluates whether nifedipine or enalapril is better at decreasing the amount of medical resources used in the postpartum period by women who have high blood pressure in pregnancy and the postpartum period.
- Conditions
- Hypertension in Pregnancy, Preeclampsia Severe, Gestational Hypertension, Postpartum Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- NCT04236258
- Testing
- NIFEdipine ER, Enalapril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Preeclampsia
Post-Pregnancy Cardio Trial
Preeclampsia is a systemic pregnancy disorder and is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk later in life. This study will characterize myocardial tissue in patients after preeclampsia compared to controls and…
- Trial name
- PPC1 (NCT03313063)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sepsis, Pneumonia
Improved Accessibility of EmONC Services for Maternal and Newborn Health: a Community Based Project
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an integrated EmONC package (community mobilization, training of community-based health care providers and a maternal and neonatal health pack) reduce perinatal and neonatal…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Pneumonia, Omphalitis, Birth Asphyxia
- Trial name
- EmONC (NCT01751945)
- Testing
- EmONC package
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes
Fit After Baby: Increasing Postpartum Weight Loss in Women at Increased Risk for Cardiometabolic Disease
This study plans to learn more about how to increase postpartum weight loss and how to decrease risk factors for postpartum women at increased risk for diabetes and heart disease.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- FAB (NCT03215173)
- Testing
- Fit After Baby, Text4Baby Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia
Ophthalmic Artery Doppler in the Puerperium After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy (OPHELIA-PP)
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy frequently fail to resolve at delivery. A substantial proportion of women remain hypertensive at the six-week postnatal review, postpartum eclampsia occurs days to weeks after birth, and a…
- Conditions
- Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia, Postpartum Hypertension, Puerperal Disorders
- Trial name
- OPHELIA-PP (NCT07841795)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza