Early Pregnancy Antioxidant Supplementation in the Prevention of Preeclampsia

Minimizing Early Pregnancy Oxidative Stress to Maximize Healthy Pregnancy Outcome: Reducing Preeclampsia and Reproductive Loss With Antioxidant-Rich Tablet Supplementation Initiated in the First Trimester

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00583635

Enrollment

684

Registered

2007-12-31

Start date

2004-05-31

Completion date

2011-08-31

Last updated

2012-10-05

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

Conditions

Preeclampsia, Pregnancy Loss

Keywords

Preeclampsia, Prevention, Food Supplement

Brief summary

Use of Juice Plus+ food supplements, when initiated in the first trimester and used continuously thereafter, will result in a lower incidence of preeclampsia and pregnancy complications. This is a prospective randomized and blinded placebo controlled study sponsored by NSA, LLC of Memphis, TN.

Detailed description

Not desired

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 44 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Pregnant Patients seen in first trimester with low or high risk pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant patients first seen after the first trimester * Unlikely to continue care in our system * Unwilling to comply with rigor of taking food supplements throughout gestation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Development of preeclampsia during pregnancy	Preeclampsia at any time during gestation

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The observed incidence of preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, perinatal loss	First, second and third trimester

Countries

United States

Outcome results