Could a drug for rare blood disorder help pregnant women with severe preeclampsia?
NCT ID NCT06333652
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests ravulizumab (Ultomiris) in 14 pregnant individuals with severe preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome before 34 weeks of pregnancy. The drug aims to block part of the immune system that may drive these dangerous conditions. Researchers will measure blood markers and pregnancy duration to see if it helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ravulizumab (Ultomiris)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for severe preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome, potentially improving outcomes for pregnant individuals.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-phase trial with only 14 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug may not improve pregnancy outcomes or could have unforeseen risks.
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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 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 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: * Individuals with \< 34 0/7 weeks of gestation. * Individuals with severe preeclampsia or HELLP features. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant female patients presenting with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). * Individuals with non-reassuring fetal status requiring delivery, non-viable fetuses, previable pregnancy (\<23 0/7 weeks gestation), stroke, in utero fetal demise, known atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, familial or acquired thrombocytopenia purpura, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, allergy to Ravulizumab, inability or unwillingness to sign informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Minnesota
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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