Active clinical trials for "Pre-Eclampsia"

The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute and chronic effect of consumption of flavanol-rich chocolate on endothelium function in pregnant women at high risk for preeclampsia.

This is a prospective multicentric study including four clinical units of Gynecology and Obstetrics (3 public health hospitals and one private team), one research team in Hematology and one Center of Clinical investigation (CIC). The objective is to identify, beside the pregnancy, in a population of patients with a preeclampsia (PE), with fetus presenting with growth restriction (IUGR) and a fetal demise (FD) a modification of circulating endothelial biomarkers compared with normal pregnancy. We want to understand better the physiopathology of preeclampsia and propose to patients with an endothelial dysfunction a early prevention of preeclampsia. Patients will be tested 3 times : At the pregnancy events; then 8 weeks and 12 months after the birth. Four groups will be constituted among patients: PE, IUGR, FD and normal pregnancy. Normal pregnancy will be tested as controls. The next pregnancy presenting in the unit to medical pregnancy follow up will be invited to participate. The main judgment criteria will be the levels of endothelial microparticles 8 weeks after the event. The study will last 3 years. The number of patient to include is 280.

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of nimodipine versus magnesium sulfate in the prevention of eclamptic seizures in patients with severe preeclampsia.

The goal of this observational trial is to determine the resting cardiac output (CO) using transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in a cohort of people with untreated preeclampsia, and a cohort of healthy normotensive pregnant people.

Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem major cardiovascular disease of pregnancy with hypertension its main clinical manifestation. Acute pulmonary edema, which signifies severe disease, is a leading cause of death in women with pre-eclampsia, and is a frequent cause for admission to an intensive care unit

Pregnancy pathologies can occur from implantation until childbirth. The investigators are interested in the development mechanisms of these pathologies and aim to develop therapies to treat them. The investigators need to collect samples, especially placental samples, following abortions and term and premature deliveries. Abortions will allow investigators to have non-pathological placental material up to 13 weeks. This material will serve as a reference for the understanding of the histological changes that occur in normal placentas collected at term of pregnancy. The latter will, in turn, be compared with the placentas collected during premature deliveries. Also, the abortion product will be cultivated in an environment mimicking the pathology of pre-eclampsia. This study will allow investigators to advance their understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of the placenta. The investigators are internationally recognized for their research on these pathologies.

Pre-eclampsia is a disease characterized by placental damage leading to a cascade of complications during pregnancy. It is initially manifested by high blood pressure and the presence of albumin in the urine. It can lead to emergency hospitalization in severe cases and cause major complications or even death in the mother and the fetus. Several studies observing the outcome of patients with pre-eclampsia have shown an increased long-term cardiovascular risk in these patients, justifying regular medical follow-up with the treating physician and specialists, mainly cardiologists. The main objective of this research is to describe the cardiovascular risk assessment actions implemented by the treating general practitioner in the year following pre-eclampsia (blood pressure measurement in the office, self-measurement of blood pressure, ABPM, cardiological consultation, biological monitoring of blood (creatininemia, LDL, fasting glycemia) or urine (albuminurie/creatininurie ratio), and screening and management of possible smoking).

The investigators aim to evaluate a blood test that can identify women at high-risk of PE at the 1st or early 2nd trimester.

Pre-eclampsia (PET) and fetal growth restriction (FGR) are common complications of pregnancy that affect up to 15% of pregnancies in the UK. These conditions can have potentially devastating consequences to mothers and babies in pregnancy. Pre-term birth, that is often medically indicated to treat severe PET and FGR can cause cerebral palsy, breathing difficulty, developmental delay and even death in affected babies. Mothers who suffer from PET are at risk of seizures, strokes, multi-organ failure and future chronic hypertension. It is now thought that PET and FGR may result from poor adaptation of the maternal cardiovascular system to normal pregnancy. This project aims to study the patterns within the maternal cardiovascular system and haemodynamic profile in women who are at high risk of PET and FGR by using non-invasive methods to gather information about the functions of their hearts and major blood vessels. The investigators hope to elucidate the patterns that may offer an early warning to mothers who may develop PET and whose fetuses may be growth restricted. This would be an opportunity to more closely monitor, modify risk factors and treat earlier women who develop these conditions. Women who are at a high risk of PET and FGR as stipulated in the relevant Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and National Institute of Clinical Excellence guidelines and who give their consent will be eligible for the study.

Detection of the presence or absence of coagulopathy in cases with pre-eclampsia. Investigate the value of global hemostasis studies (Sonoclot signature analysis) in cases of pre-eclampsia and if there a correlation between it and the specific traditional assays of hemostasis.