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Reducing the Risk of Chronic Hypertension and Improving Vascular Function Following Preeclampsia
Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
Summary
The long-term goal of our work is to evaluate the effect of intensive postpartum blood pressure control on maternal cardiovascular health, risk of chronic hypertension, and reversal of vascular dysfunction generated by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, thus attenuating the lifelong trajectory of cardiovascular disease risk.
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
618
Start Date
2024-10-23
Completion Date
2029-06-30
Last Updated
2025-05-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Nifedipine ER
Initiation of nifedipine ER postpartum at randomly assigned threshold during the first 6 weeks postpartum.
Locations (2)
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States