Blood test may prevent unnecessary early deliveries in preeclampsia
NCT ID NCT07193680
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a blood test that measures certain markers (sFlt-1/PlGF) can help doctors decide when to deliver babies in women with mild preeclampsia at term. Instead of automatically inducing labor at 37 weeks, women with normal test results would wait until 39 weeks. The goal is to reduce unnecessary inductions without increasing health risks for mothers or babies. The trial will enroll 750 women and compare outcomes between the test-guided group and standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sFlt-1/PlGF ratio test
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more personalized approach to managing preeclampsia, reducing unnecessary early deliveries and their complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with a composite outcome, so results may not be definitive. The test may not reliably distinguish who can safely wait, and the study is open-label, which could introduce bias.
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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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About 750 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * Singleton pregnancy * Preeclampsia without severe features according to the ACOG definition * Antegrade diastolic flow in the umbilical artery Doppler * Gestational age between 36+0 and 38+6 weeks of gestation * Gestational age confirmed by fetal crown-rump length measurement in the first-trimester scan (from 11+0 to 13+6 weeks of gestation) or by in vitro fertilization dates Exclusion Criteria: * Fetal death * Preeclampsia with severe features according to the ACOG definition, eclampsia, or any condition that requires immediate delivery * Absent or reversed end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery Doppler * Non-reassuring CTG * Decreased fetal movements * Biophysical profile score ≤6 * Oligohydramnios * Refusal to provide informed consent * Fetal malformation * Placental abruption * Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
23 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
RECRUITINGTerrassa, Spain
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Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
RECRUITINGMurcia, Spain
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Hospital General Universitari Dr. Balmis
RECRUITINGAlicante, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario de Elche
RECRUITINGElche, Spain
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Hospital Materno Infantil de Gran Canaria
RECRUITINGLas Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova
RECRUITINGLleida, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Dexeus
RECRUITINGBarcelona, BARCELONA, 08024, Spain
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Hospital Universitari MútuaTerrassa
RECRUITINGTerrassa, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Son Espases
RECRUITINGPalma de Mallorca, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta
RECRUITINGGirona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan XXIII
RECRUITINGTarragona, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Lozano Blesa
RECRUITINGZaragoza, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar
RECRUITINGCadiz, Spain
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Hospital Universitario San Cecilio
RECRUITINGGranada, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme
RECRUITINGSeville, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de A Coruña
RECRUITINGA Coruña, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Cabueñes
RECRUITINGCabueñes, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Getafe
RECRUITINGGetafe, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Jerez
RECRUITINGJerez de la Frontera, Spain
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Hospital Universitario de Torrejón
RECRUITINGTorrejón, Spain
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Hospital universitario 12 de Octubre
RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Vall d'Hebron Hospital Campus
RECRUITINGBarcelona, Spain
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