Active clinical trials for "Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced"

Women who had an adverse pregnancy outcome (APO), such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, or gestational diabetes, have a higher risk for heart disease. Some of the extra risk for heart disease after APOs is thought to be caused by inflammation. Investigators will randomize women who had an APO in the past 3 years to receive an anti-inflammatory supplement or serve as a time control. Investigators will compare blood pressure, arterial stiffness, blood vessel reactivity, and blood markers of inflammation between women who did and did not receive the supplement. Investigators will determine women's attitudes about taking a dietary supplement and measure whether the participants who receive the supplement take all or most of the doses.

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. Half of participants will receive enalapril while the other half will receive enalapril. We will compare the two groups in the amount of medical resources used which we are defining as prolonged hospitalizations, unscheduled medical visits and/or hospital readmissions in the postpartum period.

Aim To compare between the effect of aerobic exercise versus device guided breathing (DGB) on blood pressure in gestational hypertensive patients. Participants and Methods Randomized controlled trial, which included 60 singleton pregnant women (at 21-week gestation) diagnosed with gestational hypertension. They were divided into two groups: group (A) received aerobic exercise with a treadmill twice a week, for 45 minutes; and group (B) received Device guided breathing exercise for at least 40 min per week, with each session lasting at least 10 min. Assessment of the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) for all participants in the two studied groups (A, B) was carried out at begining of the study and at week-36 of gestation with mercury column sphygmomanometer.

The aim of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a 16-week online behavioral weight loss program compared to usual care to promote weight loss in the postpartum period among women with cardiovascular risk factors. The investigators will also be testing different behavioral strategies to recruit postpartum women to the study, including 2 email recruitment strategies and 2 mailer recruitment strategies, informed by behavioral design.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of oral L-arginine administration on pregnant women at second trimester of gestation with chronic hypertension, respect with placebo.

Over 10% of women have high blood pressure during their pregnancy which may affect their health or that of their baby. There are currently no methods to prevent most high blood pressure in pregnancy and some treatments are not desirable for use in pregnancy. Previous research indicates that simple relaxation methods can reduce blood pressure and anxiety levels for some people, but this has not been well-studied, especially during pregnancy. This pilot study is intended to determine how guided imagery (imagining relaxing scenes) affects blood pressure and anxiety, and to assess how satisfied women are with this technique. Sixty-six pregnant women with high blood pressure will be randomly assigned to (1) listen to a guided imagery audio-compact disc or (2) quiet rest, at least twice-daily for 4 weeks. All women in both groups will receive all usual care, plus will have their blood pressure measured regularly during 1 day per week for 4 weeks. This study will determine if imagery lowers maternal blood pressure, and if further research on imagery effects on pregnancy health outcomes is feasible.

This is an open-label multicenter randomized-controlled trial in 3 tertiary care hospitals including Ramathibodi Hospital, Phramongkutklao Hospital and Rajavithi Hospital. The study involved screening of obstructive sleep apnea in high risk pregnancy during 1st and 2nd trimesters. Randomization to either continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or usual antenatal care (ANC) until delivery will be done. Efficacy of CPAP on pregnancy outcome will be analysed.

The aim of this pilot cohort study is to investigate whether treatment with remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) has a beneficial effect on blood pressure as well as the immune system in pregnant women with newly diagnosed hypertension (> 140/58 mm Hg) or pre-eclampsia before gestational week 37+3.

Pregnancy relates to arterial hypertension; it is an aggravating factor for pre-existing chronic arterial hypertension or a trigger for preeclampsia in normotensive women. The gestational hypertensive disease is managed conventionally with the pregnant woman's hospitalization and/or the use of antihypertensive medications. Nevertheless, this treatment may present some risks. The investigators seek to determine whether the intervention compared to the control can reduce the increase in blood pressure that pregnant women in the transition from the 2nd to the 3rd trimester.

Primary objective: To determine whether the addition of intravenous furosemide with usual antihypertensives is associated with a reduction in mean systolic blood pressure from baseline compared to treatment with placebo plus usual antihypertensives (intravenous labetalol, intravenous hydralazine, or oral immediate release nifedipine) for the management of severe antepartum hypertension. Secondary objectives: To determine whether the addition of intravenous furosemide with usual antihypertensives is associated with a reduction in mean diastolic blood pressure compared to treatment with placebo plus usual antihypertensives listed above.