Blood filter hope for preeclampsia: study launches
NCT ID NCT03188900
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collected blood samples from 236 pregnant women with and without preeclampsia. The goal was to test a new approach that filters out a protein called sFlt-1 from the blood, which may help restore normal blood vessel function. The research is a first step toward a possible treatment for this serious pregnancy condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could lead to a new treatment for preeclampsia that filters a harmful protein from the blood.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, observational study that only collected samples. It does not test the treatment in patients, so it may not lead to an effective therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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236 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2017
- Finished
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Jun 2019
- 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
pregnancy with preeclampsia and without preeclampsia
- Ages
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18 to 50 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: * Age from 18 to 50 years old * Singleton pregnancies between 20 and 41 weeks of gestation * Preeclampsia * Normal pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: * Age\<18 * Infectious disease: HIV, HBV or HCV * Multiple pregnancies * Opposition of the patient
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hopital Cochin
Paris, 75014, France
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