Can a malaria drug help prevent preeclampsia?

NCT ID NCT05287321

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First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial tests whether adding hydroxychloroquine to daily aspirin reduces the risk of preeclampsia in pregnant women with a history of the condition, fetal growth restriction, or stillbirth. Participants receive either aspirin alone or aspirin plus hydroxychloroquine throughout pregnancy. Researchers track outcomes like preeclampsia, preterm birth, and fetal growth to see if the combination offers better protection.

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Active substance
Hydroxychloroquine combined with aspirin
What this could lead to
If it works, this combination could offer a new way to prevent preeclampsia and related complications in pregnant women at high risk.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and open-label, so results may be less reliable. Hydroxychloroquine also carries risks in pregnancy, and the benefit over aspirin alone is unproven.

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Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

About 58 people

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Started

May 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

19 to 50 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. The singleton pregnant women aged from 19 to 50 years 2. Includes at least one factors of the below ① History of preeclampsia ② History of fetal growth restriction ③ History of intrauterine fetal death 3. Women who have agreed to enroll in the study and given their informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Indication to a treatment according to the severe cardiovascular, immune, respiratory, gastrointestinal/liver and biliary system, kidney and urinary system, nervous system, musculoskeletal system, psychiatric, infectious disease and malignancy (However, the participation of the trial is allowed by the investigator based on medically necessary.) 2. Previous inclusion in other intervention study within 3 months of screening (except for non-interventional observational studies) 3. Major malformation of the fetus is diagnosed at 11-13 weeks of gestation 4. Elevated blood concentrations of creatinine more than double the normal value 5. Elevated blood concentrations of liver transaminases (AST(GOT) or ALT(GPT)) more than three times the normal value 6. Conditions related with aspirin treatment * Previous exposure within 28 days of screening * Previous NSAID exposure within 28 days of screening * Bleeding disorder (von Willebrand's disease, peptic ulceration) * Hypersensitivity to aspirin 7. Conditions related with hydroxychloroquine treatment * Previous exposure within 28 days of screening * Hypersensitivity to hydroxychloroquine and 4-aminoquinoline compounds * Maculopathy * Medications that has potential for visual disturbance * Women who have potential for changes in the retina or visual impairment by 4-aminoquinoline compounds * Galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption * Prolonged QT interval on EKG (congenital or acquired) or The risk factors of QT prolongation (heart failure, arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia) * Low level of potassium in the blood * Low level of magnesium in the blood 8. Not suitable for participant based on medical evidence by investigator

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Locations

  • Chung-Ang University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Seoul, 06973, South Korea

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