Status:

UNKNOWN

Identifying Methods for Postpartum Reduction of Vascular Events: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Conditions:

Pre-Eclampsia

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

IMPROVE is a pilot RCT with a behavioral intervention component (CardioPrevent program). The primary objectives of this pilot study are to assess the feasibility of the implementation of a postpartum ...

Detailed Description

1. Background and Rationale Cardiovascular disease (CVD) (i.e., coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral arterial disease) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Canada,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • adult women aged 18 years or older;
  • diagnosis of a HDP (i.e., preeclampsia, eclampsia or gestational hypertension);
  • delivering at The Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) in Calgary, Alberta;
  • ability to read, write, understand, and provide informed consent in English; and
  • have telephone access.

Exclusion

  • pre-existing vascular disease (coronary artery disease \[i.e., stable angina, unstable angina,
  • myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass surgery\],
  • cerebrovascular disease \[i.e., ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack\], or peripheral arterial
  • disease \[i.e., known abnormal ankle-brachial indices, symptoms of intermittent claudication, or
  • bypass surgery to the extremities\]);
  • chronic hypertension;
  • diabetes (type 1 or type 2);
  • pre-pregnancy kidney disease;
  • planning another pregnancy within one year;
  • counselling may not be appropriate (i.e., impaired cognition);
  • live more than 200 km outside the Calgary region; and
  • planning to move outside the Calgary region within one year of randomization.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03302260

Start Date

September 1 2019

End Date

November 1 2019

Last Update

April 18 2019

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