Aspirin metabolism may hold key to preventing preeclampsia
NCT ID NCT06802861
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia process aspirin and how that relates to signs of metabolic problems. Researchers will measure aspirin byproducts in blood and urine, along with other health markers, in 50 women. The goal is to better understand why aspirin helps prevent preeclampsia in some but not others.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aspirin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand how aspirin works to prevent preeclampsia, potentially leading to more personalized prevention plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all pregnant women. It is not testing a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Pregnant individuals at risk for preeclampsia
- 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: * Recommended aspirin for pre-eclampsia prevention by OB/GYN or MFM specialist based on ACOG and USPSTF guidelines (1 high risk factor, 2+ moderate risk factors) * Willingness to adhere to aspirin therapy * Willingness to undergo 2h OGTT for serum and urine collection in addition to survey collection, indirect calorimetry, body composition measures, neonatal measures, etc. * Gestational age at enrollment \<16 weeks * Ability to speak, read, and communicate via English Exclusion Criteria: * Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus * Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus * Current gestational diabetes mellitus * Current/active platelet disorder or bleeding diathesis (thrombocytopenia of any etiology, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura/ITP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/TTP, von Willebrand disease, etc.) * Thrombophilia * Current use of NSAID for other indication (indomethacin, ibuprofen, etc.) * Current use of other immune-modulating agents and biologics (hydroxychloroquine, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, IL-6 inhibitors, etc.) * Current or recent use of steroids * Current use of prophylactic or therapeutic anticoagulation * Medical contraindication to aspirin therapy * Molar pregnancy * Renal disease * Inability or unwillingness to give informed consent * Current psychiatric illness/social situation that would limit compliance with study requirements, as determined by the principal investigators
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Tennessee Medical Center
RECRUITINGKnoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States
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