Management of Suspected Preeclampsia Based on 6-hour Versus 24-hour Urine Protein Collection
Pre-Eclampsia
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Pre-Eclampsia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients referred to the Edith Wolfson Medical Center for suspected preeclampsia, for whom hospitalization was recommended for urine collection for protein and blood pressure follow up
- Gestational age >24+0 weeks and < 42+0 weeks
- Consent to participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with features of severe preeclampsia at presentation - blood pressure >160/110, headache, blurred vision, right upper quadrant pain, liver transaminase abnormality, increased creatinine level, thrombocytopenia.
- Patients whom were decided to be delivered (regardless of protein collection)
- Multiple gestation
- Chronic hypertension
- Pre-gestational diabetes mellitus
- Thrombophilia (APLA)
- Intrauterine growth retardation
- Lack of prenatal care
Sites / Locations
- Edith Wolfson Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Calculated collection
Control collection
Patients in this arm will collect urine for protein for 6 hours, and then an additional 18 hours. The result of the 6-hour collection will be multiplied by four, and the result will serve as the "calculated collection", for pregnancy management. The additional 18 hour collection will serve for: 1. Patient blinding. 2. Calculation of the total 24-hour protein collection for reference.
Patients in this arm will collect urine for protein for 6 hours, and then an additional 18 hours. The result of the total 24-hour collection will serve for pregnancy management. The initial 6-hour collection will serve for patient blinding.