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Prediction of Preeclampsia and Other Pregnancy Complications Following Combined Iterative Screening

Prediction of Preeclampsia and Other Pregnancy Complications Following Combined Iterative Screening

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03067298
Acronym
PREDICTION2
Enrollment
805
Registered
2017-03-01
Start date
2016-10-31
Completion date
2021-06-30
Last updated
2022-03-15

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

Conditions

Fetal Growth Restriction, Intra Uterine Fetal Death, Preeclampsia, Preterm Birth

Keywords

pregnancy, screening, doppler, markers, PlGF, sFlt-1, placenta

Brief summary

Preterm birth (PTB), preeclampsia (PE), fetal growth restriction (FGR) and intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD) constitutes the main causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality and are called Great Obstetrical Syndromes. Algorithms to predict those outcomes have been developed by combining maternal characteristics (history, age, BMI, blood pressure), biochemical (sFlt-1, β-hCG, PlGF, AFP) and sonographic (uterine artery Doppler, 3D of placenta, cervical length, nasal bone measurement, nuchal translucency) markers. Another prospective observational study (PREDICTION study NCT 02189148) is also ongoing, which aims to validate those algorithms at the first trimester of pregnancy. Recent data suggest that repeating the same measurements later in pregnancy could improve the detection rates, allowing closer monitoring of high-risk patients and potential therapeutics under investigation. The current study (PREDICTION2) is an ancillary study of PREDICTION and aims at validating the use of these markers in a combined iterative manner in the prediction of preeclampsia and other obstetrical outcomes.

Detailed description

The objective of this study is to validate the predictive values of biophysical (maternal blood pressure); biochemical (sFlt-1, β-hCG, PlGF, and AFP) and ultrasonographic (cervical length, Doppler, 3D evaluation of the placenta, 3D nasal bone) biomarkers at several timepoints for the prediction of adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and intra-uterine fetal death. These biomarkers will be evaluated at 14-16 weeks, 20-24 weeks and 30-34 weeks. Those specific gestational ages have been selected because they correspond to the typical clinical/hospital visits for prenatal blood and/or ultrasound screening.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Laval University
CollaboratorOTHER
Emmanuel Bujold
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* nulliparous pregnant women participating in Prediction study (NCT02189148)

Exclusion criteria

* \<18 years old at recruitment; * multiple pregnancies; * fetal congenital malformation; * positive for HIV or hepatitis C; * fetal demise at recruitment; * women planning a delivery outside the participating hospitals; * women not able to provide an informed consent to the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
preeclampsia>20 weeks of preeclampsia1\) de novo hypertension with systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \>90 mmHg on two occasions at least four hours apart, after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and 2) associated with proteinuria ≥300 mg/24 h or at least '2 +' protein on urine dipstick or an adverse conditions

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Fetal growth restrictionneonatal weight at birth (on the day of birth)defined as a birth weight below the 10th centile (or below the 3rd centile for severe FGR) of Canadian reference growth charts.
Preterm birthbetween 20-37 weeks of gestationdefined as delivery \<37 weeks of gestation.
Intra uterine fetal deathfrom the 20th week of gestation to the moment of birthfetal death during pregnancy

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026