Pregnancy's final month: a natural blood thinner?
NCT ID NCT02828852
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how platelets (blood cells that help clotting) work in women during the last month of pregnancy compared to non-pregnant women. Researchers took blood samples from 60 women to measure platelet activity and clotting. The goal was to understand if pregnancy naturally reduces clotting to prevent dangerous clots, which might explain why pregnant women have fewer arterial clots.
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Study facts
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- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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May 2010
- Finished
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Jul 2016
- 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 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Signature of the form of consent * Absence of any physical or psychic pathology which can interfere with the normal realization of the study * Group1 : Women in the last month of pregnancy * Group 2 : Women old enough to procreate, no pregnancy and without hormonal treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Thrombopenia (platelet numeration \< 120 000 / mm3), * Gestational diabet, * Hormonal treatment : oestrogen-progestagen, progestagen, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM), inductors of ovulation, * Anticoagulant and any medication which can intervene on the platelet function (AINS, antidepressants) * Personal history of thromboembolic accident venous or arterial, * Personal history of haemostasis disease * Personal history of hepatic or renal disease * Personal history of autoimmune disease.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital of Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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