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MAGNESIUM SHOT BEFORE PRETERM BIRTH MAY PREVENT CEREBRAL PALSY

NCT ID NCT07524972

Prevention Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving magnesium sulphate to pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth can protect their babies from cerebral palsy. About 138 women between 32 and 35 weeks of pregnancy will receive either magnesium or a placebo before delivery. Researchers will then track the babies' brain development to see if the treatment reduces the risk of death or cerebral palsy.

What this could mean

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Active substance
magnesium sulphate
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to prevent cerebral palsy in babies born early.
What could go wrong
This is a single-center trial with 138 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Magnesium sulphate can cause side effects like flushing or low blood pressure in mothers.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

About 138 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

May 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 45 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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* Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth between 32 and 35 weeks of gestation * Birth is planned or expected within 24 hours * Singleton pregnancy * No contraindication to antenatal magnesium sulphate * Able to provide informed consent * Exclusion Criteria: * Higher-order multiple pregnancy * Received antenatal magnesium sulphate during the current pregnancy for hypertension or preeclampsia * Magnesium sulphate is required for treatment of preeclampsia * Second stage of labor * Respiratory rate less than 16 breaths per minute * Absent patellar reflexes * Urine output less than 100 mL in the previous 4 hours * Renal failure * Hypocalcemia * Myasthenia gravis * Magnesium sulphate infusion had to be stopped because of adverse effects

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Premature Birth cerebral palsy prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cerebral palsy Magnesium sulfate overdose

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Suez Canal University

    RECRUITING

    Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate, 8366004, Egypt

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