Management of Postpartum Preeclampsia

NCT05775744 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Pro2022001222
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 392
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the effect of a lower treatment threshold for antihypertensive medication and tighter blood pressure control, using remote blood pressure monitoring, on reducing Emergency Room visits for our postpartum patients with hypertensive disease.

Conditions

Postpartum Preeclampsia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Postpartum Emergency Department visits for hypertensive disorders

  Any patient that returns to the Emergency Department for hypertensive disorders

  Six weeks from date of delivery

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Postpartum readmissions for hypertensive disorders

  6 weeks form date of delivery

• Number of acute postpartum complications of preeclampsia

  6 weeks from date of delivery

• Lab abnormalities because of preeclampsia

  6 weeks from date of delivery

• Blood pressure at the postpartum visit

  6 weeks from date of delivery

• Breastfeeding rates at 6 weeks postpartum

  6 weeks from date of delivery

Study Arms (2)

Prospective interventional arm

EXPERIMENTAL

The prospective cohort will identify patients in the postpartum period of their delivery hospitalization who are at risk of readmission for hypertensive disorders in the initial six weeks postpartum. Those at risk include patients with diagnosed with chronic hypertension or PIH. Chronic hypertension is defined as either taking antihypertensive medications or a blood pressure of greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg prior to 20 weeks of gestation. Pregnancy induced hypertension includes gestational hypertension, preeclampsia without severe features, preeclampsia with severe features and Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelets (HELLP). The minimum requirement to be diagnosed with this spectrum of disorders is having two blood pressures of greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg during the antepartum, intrapartum or postpartum periods.

Other: Tight postpartum blood pressure control

Retrospective observational arm

NO INTERVENTION

The retrospective cohort will include all patients diagnosed with chronic hypertension or pregnancy-induced hypertensive (PIH) disorders at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in the past two years, including those presenting to the Emergency Department or readmitted for hypertensive disorders, during the immediate six weeks postpartum.

Interventions

Tight postpartum blood pressure control OTHER

The standard of care for patients with pregnancy induced hypertension is to start antihypertensive therapy if blood pressures are consistently over 150/100 mm Hg. There is no established standard of care for titrating blood pressure medication in the postpartum period for those with chronic hypertension and the approach to these patients varies by institution. The intervention in this study will be to start antihypertensive medications at a lower blood pressure cutoff, which is commonly used in the non-pregnant patient population to more tightly control blood pressure. Remote patient monitoring may be considered standard of care. The blood pressure targets chosen for this study are considered to be standard of care for non-pregnant people.

Prospective interventional arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, or preeclampsia.
• Delivery of a neonate after 20 weeks during their current hospitalization
• Able to consent
• years old or above
• English or Spanish speaking
• Planning to follow up with a physician associated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital or Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
• Ability to follow directions

You may not qualify if:

• Any medical condition that the providers feel is a contraindication to the MOPP algorithm.
• Planning to follow up with an outside institution.
• Unwillingness to take blood pressure at home.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: lead

Study Sites (2)

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States

Location

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States

Location

Related Publications (13)

• Patel S, Rodriguez AN, Macias DA, Morgan J, Kraus A, Spong CY. A Gap in Care? Postpartum Women Presenting to the Emergency Room and Getting Readmitted. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Dec;37(14):1385-1392. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1712170. Epub 2020 May 30.

  PMID: 32473598 BACKGROUND

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Study Officials

• Deepika Sagaram, MD

  Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Clinical Professor

Model Details: The investigators will study and compare two cohorts of patients. The first is a retrospective cohort, including patients delivered at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. The second is a prospective cohort that will enroll patients immediately postpartum who are eligible for our treatment protocol.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 17, 2023
• First Posted: March 20, 2023
• Study Start: March 28, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 26, 2024
• Study Completion: March 26, 2024
• Last Updated: April 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: Data will be available on publication and will remain available for two years.
• Access Criteria: The principal investigator will individually assess all requests for data.

Locations

US (2)