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Preeclampsia and EclampsiaPRAECISNCT03815110

Preeclampsia Risk Assessment: Evaluation of Cut-offs to Improve Stratification

An observational study of Preeclampsia and Eclampsia and Preeclampsia Severe, run by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 18 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to 1. Identify a cut-off for the ratio of the serum proteins soluble FMS-like Tyrosine Kinase 1 (sFLT-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) that identifies women will who develop preeclampsia with severe features within 2 weeks of testing (clinically positive) from those who do not develop… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
How many people
1,050 participants
Where
18 sitesUnited States
Study dates
20 Dec 2018to 1 Oct 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: The study population includes women with singleton pregnancies at 23+0 to 34+6/7 weeks gestational age who are hospitalized with (or develop while hospitalized) a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Minors and patients who have received intravenous heparin within 24 hours of enrollment or who have participated in a therapeutic interventional study in the last 30 days will be excluded.

Who may be able to join

  • Signed informed consent in a pregnant woman ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Gestational age 23+0 to 34+6/7 weeks
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Hospitalized with (or develop while hospitalized) a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (preeclampsia, chronic hypertension with or without superimposed preeclampsia or gestational hypertension) as defined by ACOG guidelines.

Who cannot join

  • 1. Patients who have received intravenous heparin within 24 hours of enrollment. Low dose subcutaneous heparin or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) for prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is permitted.
  • Patients who are currently participating in another clinical trial to evaluate a new therapeutic intervention or who have participated in another such trial in the previous 30 days.
  • Multiple gestations.

Trial locations and contacts

18 sites in 1 country.

18 sites in 1 country

United States18 sites
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network

    Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18102

  • MedStar Health

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21237

  • Johns Hopkins University Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02111

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

  • University of North Carolina Medical Center- Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599-7516

  • University of Chicago Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60637

  • Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

  • Miami Valley Hospital

    Dayton, Ohio, 45409

  • Northshore

    Evanston, Illinois, 60201

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California, 90048

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132

  • Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns

    San Diego, California, 92123

  • UC San Francisco Medical Center

    San Francisco, California, 94158

  • University of South Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33606

  • Torrance Memorial Medical Center

    Torrance, California, 90505

  • University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center

    Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605

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About this study

The purpose of this study is to

  1. Identify a cut-off for the ratio of the serum proteins soluble FMS-like Tyrosine Kinase 1 (sFLT-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) that identifies women will who develop preeclampsia with severe features within 2 weeks of testing (clinically positive) from those who do not develop preeclampsia with severe features within 2 weeks of testing (clinically negative) among preterm pregnant women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. And
  2. To validate the cut-off the ratio of sFLT-1 and PlGF and to validate the performance of the automated assays used to find the cut-off. Test performance includes positive predictive value, negative predictive value, sensitivity, and specificity.

Subjects will provide blood, urine, and saliva samples at the time of enrollment. Samples will be frozen for batch assessment of sFLT-1 and PlGF levels by automated assays. Clinicians, subjects, and researchers will be blinded to protein level assessment, therefore assay results will not affect clinical management.

Read the detailed description

Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in the US, and affects about 5% of pregnancies. Despite its morbidity, preeclampsia is challenging to distinguish from worsening chronic hypertension or gestational hypertension. Furthermore, it is challenging to identify who among those with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy will develop preeclampsia with severe features, including kidney, liver, pulmonary, or cerebral injury. The only definitive treatment is delivery of the placenta, and therefore the fetus, which can lead to severe morbidity and mortality to the neonate if delivery is very premature. New methods of risk stratification are needed to identify who among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at risk of developing preeclampsia with severe features in order to allocate resources (e.g. betamethasone and magnesium for fetal neuroprotection) accordingly.

Several serum proteins (sFLT-1 and PlGF) correlate well with the development of preeclampsia, particularly with preeclampsia with severe features, and may be used to predict the development of preeclampsia with severe features within a certain timeframe. The goal of this study is to identify a cut-off of the sFLT-1/PlGF ratio using automated assays that differentiates women who will develop preeclampsia with severe features from those who will not among women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy within 2 weeks of testing. The secondary outcomes include time to delivery, the performance of the cut-off to predict adverse maternal and adverse fetal outcomes, and a comparison of the performance of the cut-off with clinical and laboratory factors per American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines. Investigators will also look at the levels of sFLT-1 and PlGF in the urine and the saliva to determine if they correlate well with serum levels and may provide a less invasive alternative to serum samples.

Medical subject headings
Pre-Eclampsia, Eclampsia, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Derivation and Performance of Cut-off for sFLT-1/PlGF Ratio (Serum)

    Identification of the cut-off and performance (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value) for the sFLT-1/PlGF ratio as determined by automated assays that enable differentiation of those women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy who develop preeclampsia with severe features from those who do not develop preeclampsia within 2 weeks of testing.

    Measured: 2 weeks

  2. Validation of Cut-off and Performance of sFLT-1/PlGF Ratio as Defined in Derivation Cohort (Serum)

    Validation of the performance (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value) of the cut-off of the sFLT-1/PlGF ratio differentiating the development of preeclampsia with severe features within 2 weeks after testing as determined by the independent Derivation cohort.

    Measured: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Performance in Determining the Risk for Adverse Maternal Outcomes

    Performance (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value) of the sFLT-1/PlGF cut-off identified and validated per primary endpoint in determining the risk of adverse maternal outcomes within 2 weeks after testing.

    Measured: 2 weeks

  2. Performance in Determining the Risk for Adverse Fetal/Neonatal Outcomes

    Performance (sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value) of the sFLT-1/PlGF cut-off identified and validated per primary endpoint in determining the risk of adverse fetal/neonatal outcomes within 2 weeks after testing.

    Measured: 4 weeks

  3. Performance As Compared to ACOG-Guidelines

    Performance of the sFLT-1/PlGF ratio versus the performance of clinical and laboratory factors per ACOG guidelines in predicting maternal development of preeclampsia with severe features.

    ACOG guidelines in predicting the development of preeclampsia include,

    • systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or more or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm HG or more on at least 2 occasions at least 4 hours apart
    • 300 mg or more of protein per 24 hour urine collection
    • Protein/creatinine ration of 0.3 mg/dL or more
    • Urine dipstick reading of 2+
    • Uric acid greater than 5 mg/dL

    Measured: 2 years

  4. Performance of sFLT-1/PlGF & ACOG Guidelines

    Performance of the algorithm combining the sFLT-1/PlGF ratio PLUS clinical and laboratory factors per ACOG guidelines in predicting maternal development of preeclampsia with severe features.

    ACOG guidelines in predicting the development of preeclampsia include,

    • systolic blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or more or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm HG or more on at least 2 occasions at least 4 hours apart
    • 300 mg or more of protein per 24 hour urine collection
    • Protein/creatinine ration of 0.3 mg/dL or more
    • Urine dipstick reading of 2+
    • Uric acid greater than 5 mg/dL

    Measured: 2 years

  5. Time to Delivery

    Time to delivery in women whose sFLT-1/PlGF ratio is above the cut-off as identified per the primary objective compared to those whose sFLT-1/PlGF ratio is below that cut-off.

    Measured: 2 years

  6. sFLT-1 and PlGF Levels in Urine and Saliva

    Identification of levels of sFLT-1 (pg/ml) and PlGF (pg/ml) in urine and saliva specimens.

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Jan 2019
  2. Study start20 Dec 2018
  3. Primary completion19 Nov 2021
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
1,050 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03815110
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro00055135
Acronym
PRAECIS
Status last verified
Nov 2022
First submitted
17 Jan 2019
Last updated
28 Nov 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Hypertension in pregnancy. Report of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Task Force on Hypertension in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Nov;122(5):1122-1131. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000437382.03963.88. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24150027
  • Levine RJ, Maynard SE, Qian C, Lim KH, England LJ, Yu KF, Schisterman EF, Thadhani R, Sachs BP, Epstein FH, Sibai BM, Sukhatme VP, Karumanchi SA. Circulating angiogenic factors and the risk of preeclampsia. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 12;350(7):672-83. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa031884. Epub 2004 Feb 5.

    PubMed 14764923
  • Sunderji S, Gaziano E, Wothe D, Rogers LC, Sibai B, Karumanchi SA, Hodges-Savola C. Automated assays for sVEGF R1 and PlGF as an aid in the diagnosis of preterm preeclampsia: a prospective clinical study. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan;202(1):40.e1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.025. Epub 2009 Sep 17.

    PubMed 19762001
  • Engels T, Pape J, Schoofs K, Henrich W, Verlohren S. Automated measurement of sFlt1, PlGF and sFlt1/PlGF ratio in differential diagnosis of hypertensive pregnancy disorders. Hypertens Pregnancy. 2013 Nov;32(4):459-73. doi: 10.3109/10641955.2013.827205. Epub 2013 Aug 19.

    PubMed 23957293
  • Verlohren S, Herraiz I, Lapaire O, Schlembach D, Moertl M, Zeisler H, Calda P, Holzgreve W, Galindo A, Engels T, Denk B, Stepan H. The sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in different types of hypertensive pregnancy disorders and its prognostic potential in preeclamptic patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jan;206(1):58.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.037. Epub 2011 Jul 30.

    PubMed 22000672
  • Rana S, Powe CE, Salahuddin S, Verlohren S, Perschel FH, Levine RJ, Lim KH, Wenger JB, Thadhani R, Karumanchi SA. Angiogenic factors and the risk of adverse outcomes in women with suspected preeclampsia. Circulation. 2012 Feb 21;125(7):911-9. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.054361. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

    PubMed 22261192
  • Zeisler H, Llurba E, Chantraine F, Vatish M, Staff AC, Sennstrom M, Olovsson M, Brennecke SP, Stepan H, Allegranza D, Dilba P, Schoedl M, Hund M, Verlohren S. Predictive Value of the sFlt-1:PlGF Ratio in Women with Suspected Preeclampsia. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 7;374(1):13-22. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1414838.

    PubMed 26735990
  • Thadhani R, Lemoine E, Rana S, Costantine MM, Calsavara VF, Boggess K, Wylie BJ, Moore Simas TA, Louis JM, Espinoza J, Gaw SL, Murtha A, Wiegand S, Gollin Y, Singh D, Silver RM, Durie DE, Panda B, Norwitz ER, Burd I, Plunkett B, Scott RK, Gaden A, Bautista M, Chang Y, Diniz MA, Karumanchi SA, Kilpatrick S. Circulating Angiogenic Factor Levels in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. NEJM Evid. 2022 Dec;1(12):EVIDoa2200161. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2200161. Epub 2022 Nov 9.

    PubMed 38319832

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Preeclampsia and Eclampsia and Preeclampsia Severe, run by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 18 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Nov 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 18 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Derivation and Performance of Cut-off for sFLT-1/PlGF Ratio (Serum) (time frame: 2 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03815110, which also lists 8 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Nov 2022.

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