Optimal Blood Pressure Treatment Thresholds Postpartum

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2025-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The objective of this research project is to conduct a single-site pilot trial within our institution's clinical remote blood pressures (BP) management program to assess the feasibility and effect of tight blood pressure control versus usual care in the immediate postpartum period after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP).

The investigators' central hypothesis is that tight blood pressure control will be feasible and acceptable to postpartum individuals and will result in lower BP at six months postpartum and a reduction in postpartum hospital readmissions. Subjects will undergo 3 study visits (1 in-person and 2 remote) involving BP measurements, blood draws, and/or questionnaires. Up to 60 adult subjects will be enrolled at Magee-Women's Hospital.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Alisse Hauspurg

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Postpartum individuals ≥18 years old

• Preeclampsia or gestational hypertension diagnosis (complying ACOG criteria)

• Enrolled in remote BP management program.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pre-pregnancy hypertension

• Pre-pregnancy diabetes

• Maternal cardiac disease

• Chronic kidney disease