Using Placental Pathology to Prevent Recurrent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Pilot Project
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate if we can use placental pathology in a prior pregnancy which had an adverse outcome, such as early delivery, stillbirth, a baby born smaller than expected, or severe forms of high blood pressure during pregnancy, to guide treatment in the subsequent pregnancy and reduce risk of recurrent adverse pregnancy events.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
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Whether enoxaparin prevents recurrent adverse pregnancy outcomes among patients with a prior adverse pregnancy outcome that occurred in the setting of maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM).
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If enoxaparin reduces the occurrence or severity of MVM among patients with a prior adverse pregnancy outcome that occurred in the setting of MVM.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Detailed Description
In this clinical trial, participants will undergo consent, blood samples will be collected, and participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to the enoxaparin or control groups at their first study visit.
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Participants will return for a study visit within 1 week following randomization.
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If assigned to the enoxaparin, the participant will be asked to take a dose of the enoxaparin once a day (40 mg daily) daily from 12 0/7 weeks and/or the start of enrollment (whichever is later) and continue until 36 weeks gestational age, after which enoxaparin will be discontinued.
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Participants in the control group will have care as usual, with no additional medications.
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During this study, a study team member will collect a blood sample from all participants at 20-24 weeks, 32-34 weeks, and at delivery.
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Participants in the enoxaparin group will have their blood work checked a week after starting medication to ensure that they have no unanticipated side effects.
Researchers will compare the enoxaparin group to the control group to see if enoxaparin prevents or reduces the occurrence or severity of maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) among patients with a prior adverse pregnancy outcome.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Enoxaparin Group Participants in the enoxaparin group will be asked to take a dose of the enoxaparin once a day (40 mg daily) daily from 12 0/7 weeks and/or start of enrollment (whichever is later), and continue until 36 weeks gestational age, after which enoxaparin will be discontinued. |
Drug: Lovenox 40mg
Enoxaparin is a blood thinner. It is approved for use in the prevention of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in abdominal surgery, hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, or medical patients with severely restricted mobility during acute illness; inpatient treatment of acute DVT with or without pulmonary embolism; outpatient treatment of acute DVT without pulmonary embolism; Prevention of ischemic complications of unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction; treatment of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction(STEMI) managed medically or with subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention. The use of Lovenox has been shown to be safe, and it has also been used widely off-label in pregnancy.
Other Names:
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| No Intervention: Control Group Participants in this group will have standard care as usual, with no additional medications. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Composite Adverse Pregnancy outcome [Enrollment through 6 weeks postpartum]
Preeclampsia with severe features, small for gestational age infant, preterm delivery <37 weeks, neonatal death, and maternal death
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Maternal vascular malperfusion (MVM) [Placenta collected at time of delivery]
Presence/ absence of MVM on placental pathology
- Preeclampsia with severe features [Enrollment through 6 weeks postpartum]
Defined by clinician
- Small for gestational age infant [At time of delivery]
By Fenton criteria
- Preterm delivery < 37 weeks [Assessed at time of delivery]
- Neonatal Death [Assessed from time of delivery to 6 weeks postpartum]
- Maternal Death [Assessed from enrollment to 6 weeks postpartum]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion (must meet all three criteria):
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Subjects with a prior adverse outcome in a prior pregnancy. Adverse outcome is defined as prior singleton preterm birth ( < 37 weeks), SGA infant (defined as birthweight < 10th percentile), preeclampsia with severe features, or stillbirth (fetal demise after 20 weeks gestation), as certified by an obstetrician
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Patients with maternal vascular malperfusion on pathology from pregnancy with prior adverse pregnancy outcome, as certified by a perinatal placental pathologist
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Current singleton pregnancy at <16 6/7 weeks gestational age.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Anticoagulation planned for current pregnancy (including warfarin, enoxaparin, heparin)
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Known major fetal anomaly
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Contraindication to enoxaparin: Specifically active major bleeding, known thrombocytopenia (platelets <100), hypersensitivity to enoxaparin sodium, hypersensitivity to heparin or pork products, hypersensitivity to benzyl alcohol
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Chronic kidney disease with eGFR< 60
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Known chronic liver disease with baseline AST/ALT > 3 x upper limit of normal
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Subjects with mechanical prosthetic heart valves
Contacts and Locations
Locations
No locations specified.Sponsors and Collaborators
- NorthShore University HealthSystem
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sunitha Suresh, NorthShore University HealthSystem
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- EH22-128