New supplement cocktail aims to stop preterm labor
NCT ID NCT07305519
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a daily supplement containing magnesium, palmitoylethanolamide, high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin D can help prevent preterm birth in women at risk. The supplement is given alongside standard vaginal progesterone. The trial will enroll 150 pregnant women with a short cervix (between 15 and 30 mm) and follow them until delivery to see if the combination reduces births before 37 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a combination oral supplement containing magnesium, palmitoylethanolamide, high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin D, plus vaginal progesterone
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, safe supplement-based way to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women with a short cervix.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (150 participants) and the supplement is added to standard care, so any added benefit may be modest. Results may not apply to all at-risk women.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Signed informed consent Singleton pregnancy Maternal age ≥ 18 years Gestational age between 20+0 and 34+0 weeks at enrollment Cervical length between 15 mm and 30 mm measured by transvaginal ultrasound Exclusion Criteria: * Fetal structural anomalies Maternal chronic diseases or pregnancy-related conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, cardiovascular disease, infections, or autoimmune disorders Multiple gestation Fetal growth abnormalities (estimated fetal weight \<10th or \>90th percentile) Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Policlinico Umberto I
RECRUITINGRome, RM, 00161, Italy
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