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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00442676
Date of registration: 28/02/2007
Primary sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University
Public title: Clinical Trial of a COX-2 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Women With Preeclampsia
Scientific title: Clinical Trial of a COX-2 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Women With Preeclampsia
Date of first enrolment: June 2009
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00442676
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Fidelma B Rigby, MD
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Affiliation:  Virginia Commonwealth University
Name:   Nicole W Karjane, MD
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Affiliation:  Virginia Commonwealth University
Name:   Scott W Walsh, PhD
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Affiliation:  Virginia Commonwealth University
Name:   Susan M Lanni, MD
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Affiliation:  Virginia Commonwealth University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Pregnant women with preeclampsia between 20 - 32 weeks gestation. Preeclampsia is
defined as a maternal blood pressure of >140/90 mmHg on two readings at least 6 hours
apart with proteinuria of >300 mg/24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Exclusion criteria includes patients with known sensitivity to celecoxib; patients
who have demonstrated allergic-type reactions to sulfonamides; patients who have
experienced asthma, urticaria, or allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or
other NSAIDs. Other exclusion criteria will include patients with known
cardiovascular disease or risk factors for cardiovascular disease, a prior history of
ulcer disease or GI bleeding, impaired renal function, or liver dysfunction.
Exclusion criteria will also include concomitant use of oral corticosteroids,
anticoagulants, diuretics, ACE inhibitors, aspirin, fluconazole, and lithium.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Preeclampsia
Intervention(s)
Drug: Celecoxib
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Length from start of treatment to delivery [Time Frame: From start of treatment to delivery]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Birth weight [Time Frame: At time of delivery]
Blood pressure [Time Frame: From start of treatment to delivery]
Fetal/neonatal status [Time Frame: From start of treatment to delivery]
Gestational age at delivery [Time Frame: At time of delivery]
Maternal complications [Time Frame: From start of treatment to delivery]
Prevalence of severe preeclampsia [Time Frame: From start of treatment to delivery]
Proteinuria [Time Frame: From start of treatment to delivery]
Secondary ID(s)
VCU IRB HM10590
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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