Skip to content

Metformin in the prevention of raised blood pressure in pregnancy in mothers at risk

Metformin in prevention of pregnancy induced hypertension in mothers at risk: a double blind randomized controlled trial.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/06/034417
Enrollment
100
Registered
2021-06-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O169- Unspecified maternal hypertension,unspecified trimester

Interventions

Intervention1: Metformin: Participants belonging to group 1 will be given metformin (500 mg) tab twice daily from first trimester till delivery Control Intervention1: Multivitamin tablet: Participants

Sponsors

IPGMER
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Pregnant woman with 1) previous history of preeclampsia or gestational hypertension 2) Primigravida 3) Obesity (BMI >35) 4) Patient of diabetes 5) pregnancy interval of more than 10 years 6) family history of pre-eclampsia 7) multi-fetal pregnancy 8) high gestational age ( > 40 years) at presentation 10)pre-existing vascular disease 11) pre-existing kidney disease(including chronic kidney patient with GFR above 50 ml/min) 12) pregnant mothers who will come for their first visit in first trimester

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PATIENTS ALREADY ON METFORMIN PATIENTS OF CKD STAGE 3 OR ABOVE PATIENTS TAKING METFORMIN FOR TREATMENT OF PCOS PATIENTS OF CHRONIC HYPERTENSION KNOWN HYPERSENSITIVITY TO METFORMIN

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Systolic blood pressure more than or equal to 140 mm Hg and/ or diastolic blood pressure more than or equal to 90 mm HgTimepoint: 20 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Maternal death Eclampsia Pulmonary oedema Severe renal impairment or the need for dialysis Cerebral vascular event Liver haematoma or rupture Placental abruption Congenital malformation of newborns Hypoglycemia in newborn (blood glucose less than 30 mg% in first 24 hours)Timepoint: second and third trimester, after delivery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnuradha Ghosh

IPGMER

khooshee@hotmail.com9830173132

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026