Could a simple hormone improve preeclampsia outcomes?
NCT ID NCT02989025
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study is testing whether giving progesterone (17 OHPC) to pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia before 34 weeks can improve outcomes for both mother and baby. The study will enroll 60 participants at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Researchers will monitor blood pressure and other health measures to see if the treatment helps manage the condition.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- progesterone (17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a way to manage preeclampsia in pregnancy, potentially improving health for both mother and baby.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study (Phase 2) with only 60 participants. It may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to all cases of preeclampsia.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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 to 45 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: * UMMC antepartum patients with preterm PE between 23 0/7ths and 34 0/7ths weeks gestation when initially evaluated * Willing and able to understand study procedures and to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * \>33 weeks gestational age or \<23 weeks gestation * Maternal compromise requiring emergent delivery (ongoing placental abruption, DIC, pulmonary edema). * Fetal compromise requiring emergent delivery (fetal bradycardia, recurrent late fetal heart rate decelerations, minimal to absent fetal heart rate variability). * Parameters according to current practice guidelines that exclude a patient from expectant management include the following: * Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) \> 34 weeks gestation; * Platelet count \< 100,000/microliter (thrombocytopenia) with evidence of HELLP syndrome; * Persistently abnormal hepatic enzyme concentrations (twice or more upper normal values); * Severe fetal growth restriction (ultrasound-estimated fetal weight less than fifth percentile); * Severe Oligohydramnios (AFI \< 5cm) * Reversal of end diastolic flow(REDF) in umbilical artery Doppler testing; * Recurrent (\> 2 readings \> 30 minutes apart) severe hypertension despite antihypertensive therapy; * Eclampsia; * Pulmonary edema; * Abruption placentae; * Nonreassuring fetal status during daily testing (biophysical profile \<4/10 and/or recurrent variable or late decelerations); * IUFD
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Winfred L. Wiser Hospital
RECRUITINGJackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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