Tight blood pressure control during C-Section may protect babies of moms with preeclampsia
NCT ID NCT06151431
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two different blood pressure targets during cesarean section in 390 women with preeclampsia. One group kept blood pressure above 80% of their starting level, the other above 90%. The goal was to see which target led to better newborn outcomes, measured by umbilical cord blood gases. The results could guide doctors on how tightly to manage blood pressure during delivery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vasopressors (alpha-agonists)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors choose the best blood pressure target during C-section to improve newborn outcomes in preeclampsia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, so results are already known. It only looked at short-term newborn blood gas measures, not long-term health. The findings may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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390 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-45 years * Primipara or multipara * Singleton pregnancy ≥32 weeks * American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification I to III * Scheduled for cesarean section under spinal anesthesia Exclusion Criteria: * Baseline blood pressure ≥160 mmHg * Body height \< 150 cm * Body weight \> 100 kg or body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m2 * Eclampsia or chronic hypertension * Hemoglobin \< 7g/dl * Fetal distress, or known fetal developmental anomaly
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750004, China
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