Vitamin d may cut risk of repeat preeclampsia in High-Risk pregnancies
NCT ID NCT07717931
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether taking a daily vitamin D supplement (4000 IU) can lower the chance of preeclampsia returning in pregnant women who have had it before. Researchers will randomly assign 146 women to receive either vitamin D or a placebo from enrollment until 36 weeks of pregnancy. Participants attend check-ups every two weeks for blood pressure monitoring and have vitamin D levels measured monthly to watch for toxicity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) 4000 IU taken orally once daily
- What this could lead to
- If effective, daily vitamin D could become a simple, low-cost way to prevent preeclampsia in women who have had it before.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 146 participants, so results may not apply to all populations. Vitamin D can be toxic at high doses, and the benefit over placebo is unproven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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146 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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20 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: * Pregnant women * Singleton pregnancy (on USG) * Gestational age ≥ 24-weeks (on LMP method) and * Past medical history of pre-eclampsia (on medical record) Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing chronic hypertension * Cardiac diseases (congenital or acquired) * Renal disease * Thyrotoxicosis (on history and medical record) and * Intra-uterine death of the fetus.
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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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CMH Multan Institute of Medical Sciences
Multan, Punjab Province, 60000, Pakistan
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