Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise Induced Improvement of the Venous Reserve Capacity in Formerly Pre-eclamptic Women
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Preeclampsia
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-42 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Primary objective: * To investigate whether physical exercise prior to pregnancy in formerly preeclamptic women results in a comparable improvement of vascular and endothelial functioning as in women...
Detailed Description
In the Netherlands almost 15.000 women each year develop hypertensive complications like preeclampsia during their first pregnancy. In the western world these complications account for the most substa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients: formerly preeclamptic women with history of preeclampsia (according to set criteria)
- controls: women with history of an uneventful pregnancy All women are examined at least 5 months postpartum;
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- insulin dependant diabetes mellitus
- use of medication known to interfere with cardiovascular system
- incapability to cope with physical exercise
- auto immune disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00900458
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
May 7 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Medical Center
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500HB