Simple doctor alert could prevent deadly pregnancy complication
NCT ID NCT07614893
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether notifying obstetric clinicians when a pregnant patient is at high risk for preeclampsia increases the use of low-dose aspirin, which can help prevent the condition. Researchers will compare clinics that receive these alerts to those that continue usual care. The goal is to improve prevention of a leading cause of pregnancy-related illness and death.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clinician notification (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could increase the use of low-dose aspirin to prevent preeclampsia in high-risk pregnancies, reducing maternal illness and death.
- What could go wrong
- This is an implementation trial, not testing a new drug. It may not change doctor behavior significantly, and aspirin use still depends on individual clinical judgment.
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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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * Pregnant individuals receiving outpatient obstetric care at participating medical centers. * Age 18 years or older. * Currently pregnant and within 12 to 28 weeks' gestation * Identified as having elevated predicted risk for preeclampsia as defined by USPSTSF and ACOG criteria * Receiving care from a clinician, care team, or clinic participating in the randomized implementation trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Known contraindication to aspirin prophylaxis documented in the electronic health record. * Pregnancy beyond the prespecified gestational age window for aspirin prophylaxis implementation at the time of eligibility assessment. * Not receiving ongoing obstetric care at a participating site.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mass General Brigham
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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