Overview

RCT of Antioxidant Therapy to Prevent Preeclampsia in Brazil

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2006-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The perinatal morbidity and mortality rates for Brazil are five to ten-fold higher than those reported for upper income countries. This study tests the likelihood that the joint administration of antioxidants vitamin C (1000 mg) and vitamin E (400 IU) will reduce the incidence of preeclampsia among chronically hypertensive pregnant patients and patients with a past history of preeclampsia/eclampsia.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Collaborators:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, Brasil
Feculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo - Brasil
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
RTI International
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
University of Campinas, Brazil
University of Cincinnati
Treatments:
Antioxidants
Ascorbic Acid
Vitamins