10,000 pregnant women join study to uncover virus risks
NCT ID NCT06168019
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 10,000 pregnant women in Nagpur, India, from early pregnancy through 42 days after birth. Researchers want to learn if catching flu or COVID-19 raises the risk of problems like preterm labor or severe pre-eclampsia. The goal is to provide clear evidence to help decide whether to vaccinate pregnant women against these viruses.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
The study population is pregnant women in their first trimester of pregnancy who present to the outpatient antenatal care clinic at Government Medical College Hospital in Nagpur, India. Women will be aged 18-50 and can be from any race or ethnic group.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
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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: Women aged 18 to 50 years registering for antenatal care (ANC) at Government Medical College Hospital (GMC) Nagpur, India * Estimated Gestational Age at registration \<14 weeks based on ultrasound report at the baseline study visit; * Intends to receive pregnancy, labor and delivery and neonatal care at GMC; * Plans to live within the city limits of Nagpur throughout their pregnancy and labor and delivery to facilitate access to GMC for evaluation of ILI and COVID-19 symptoms; * Willing to be contacted two times per week by call or text for ILI/ COVID-19 symptom screening and return to GMC for evaluation and an NP swab/evaluation if symptoms are reported; * Willing to take temperature with the provided digital thermometer, and maintain a symptom diary after training; * Willing to provide information on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes if care occurs outside GMC; * Willing to permit venous blood draws on at least 4 timepoints --1) Baseline study visit, 2)28-34 weeks, 3) 37 weeks - prior to delivery and 4) after delivery; * Willing to permit blood draws if hospitalized at GMC for COVID-19 infection; * Willing to consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone who is deemed to have limited decision-making capacity as defined by Boston University IRB i.e. Substantial impairment of cognitive functions (e.g. attention, comprehension, memory, and intellect), or conditions that might affect their cognitive functions. * Anyone who is deemed to have limited capacity to consent as defined by Boston University Institutional Review Board (IRB) i.e. The ability to provide legally effective consent to enroll in a research study (AAHRPP definition).
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston University School of Public Health, Global Health
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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Government. Medical College Hospital
RECRUITINGNagpur, India
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