Aspirin and Preeclampsia
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Aspirin 81 mg, Placebo.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Preeclampsia Postpartum. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
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Official title
Aspirin to Prevent Cardiac Dysfunction in Preeclampsia
Overview
This is a single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Peripartum and postpartum Activin A are significantly elevated in women with preeclampsia. Our hypothesis is that elevated Activin A levels reflect a remediable signal and that reducing postpartum Activin A levels with aspirin therapy will improve (GLS) in preeclamptic patients.
Detailed description
The primary objective of the main part of this trial is to mechanistically compare the effect of postpartum aspirin therapy versus placebo in preeclamptic patients identified as high risk for postpartum cardiac dysfunction using Activin A. The intent is to evaluate the effect of selective treatment based on Activin A status rather than treatment for all postpartum preeclamptic women.
After informed consent, 5cc of blood will be collected from the median cubital vein on antepartum admission to labor and delivery for Activin A screening. The patient will be subjected to a total of 2 such blood draws- a single draw at screening, one at their 6 month postpartum visit. The member of the study team carrying out the blood draw will immediately label the specimen in the presence of the subject, after the collection and before leaving the patient's bedside, room, cubicle or surgical suite. The guidelines from, "The University of Chicago Medicine Policy and Procedure Manual - Phlebotomy Service Infection Control 04-26" will be followed for specimen collection and transport. Activin A levels based on our previous data will be classified as elevated if greater than 23.74 ng/ml in the last trimester of pregnancy (4). This threshold was selected on the basis of our prior data suggesting an inflection point in the rate of abnormal GLS postpartum at this concentration. Patients with elevated Activin A levels will be randomized to a placebo group receiving routine postpartum cardiovascular standard of care or to an intervention arm with 81 mg daily aspirin therapy added to care at their postpartum delivery stay. The rationale for only randomizing women with elevated Activin A levels is that among women with an elevated Activin A antepartum, 85% developed abnormalities in GLS at one year postpartum versus 25% in women with non-elevated Activin A levels. Women whose Activin A levels are not elevated will receive the same care as that provided to the placebo group and will also be followed for one year (n=60). All other subjects who meet the criterial of elevated Activin A levels, will either be randomized to the aspirin therapy group (N = 60) or a placebo group (N = 60). The investigators choose postpartum Aspirin therapy post-delivery to avoid any immediate delivery or C-section associated bleeding complications and to coincide with their postpartum well-baby visit.
The investigator will determine the blood Activin A levels at 6 months after delivery, measured using ELISA. The samples will be assayed for Activin A level using commercially available ELISA kits (Ansh Labs; Webster, TX) following the manufacturer's recommendations. Each sample will be run in triplicate and the values averaged. GLS at 6 months after delivery will be measured using fully automated vendor-independent software that uses a computer learning algorithm to facilitate endocardial border detection.
Mean arterial pressure, and other indices of systolic and diastolic function (ejection fraction (EF), early filling/atrial contraction (E/A), deceleration time (DT), mitral annular motion (E'), and left atrial volume index) measured at the baseline and 6 months postpartum. Transthoracic echocardiograms will be performed and reported according to American Society of Echocardiography guidelines. Ejection fraction and left atrial volume will be calculated using the Simpson's biplane disc method. Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) will be calculated using the area length method.
Interventions
- Drug Aspirin 81 mg
Subjects in the interventional arm will receive a daily dose of aspirin 81 mg, starting at their baseline visit and to be taken up to their 6-month follow-up visit. - Drug Placebo
Subjects in this group will receive a daily dose of a placebo pill, starting at their baseline visit and to be taken up to their 6-month follow-up visit.
Primary outcome measures
- Difference in Activin A levels [Time frame: 6 Months]
- GLS percentages [Time frame: 6 months]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Mean Arterial Pressure [Time frame: 6 Months]
- Ejection Fraction % [Time frame: 6 Months]
- Deceleration Time [Time frame: 6 Months]
- Mitral Annular Motion [Time frame: 6 Months]
- Left Atrial Volume Index [Time frame: 6 Months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Pregnant Adults between 18 and 45 years of age
- Diagnosed with preeclampsia
- Presenting for delivery with a singleton gestation.
Exclusion criteria
- We will exclude patients in labor
- Patients with preexisting cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, ischemic or valvular heart disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, multiple gestation
- Plan to deliver outside of the participating site
- Co-enrolled in other trials that might affect the patients taking the study medication, as determined by the PI.
- Aspirin allergy
- Clear indication for aspirin therapy or contraindication to aspirin therapy
- Clinically significant conditions that might limit adherence to trial regimen (e.g., peptic ulcer disease, history of gastrointestinal bleeds, bleeding disorders)
- Currently or planning on taking any nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs while they are participating in this study.
- Those who cannot provide consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Factorial
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- University of Chicago Hospital — Chicago
Identifiers
NCT: NCT04479072 · IRB18-1606