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TerminatedNCT03735433Updated Apr 29, 2024Results posted

The Effect of Two Aspirin Dosing Strategies for Obese Women at High Risk for Preeclampsia

A Phase 4 interventional study of 162mg aspirin dose in Preeclampsia, sponsored by Ohio State University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-29.

Sponsored by Ohio State University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
futility
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
152
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Low dose aspirin (LDA) is used for preeclampsia (PE) prevention in high risk women, but the precise mechanism and optimal dose is not known. Evidence in the non-obstetric literature suggests AR may be more common among patients with a high body mass index (BMI). Recent unpublished data showed that LDA substantially lowers TxB2 levels regardless of BMI, but rates of complete platelet inhibition are lower in women with BMI ≥40. This data suggests that higher doses of ASA may be necessary in obese women. Therefore we plan determine if use of 162mg compared to the traditional 81mg ASA decreased rates of preeclampsia in women considered high risk for developing preclampsia.

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Evidence suggests that an imbalance in prostacyclin and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) plays a key role in PE. Aspirin (ASA) has a dose-dependent effect blocking production of TxA2, a potent stimulator of platelet aggregation (PA) and promoter of vasoconstriction. Incomplete inhibition of PA, designated aspirin resistance (AR), can be reduced by increasing the ASA dose.

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Conditions studied

  • Preeclampsia

Keywords

  • aspirin
  • obesity
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In context

Pre-Eclampsia

903 studies on the registry are indexed under Pre-Eclampsia; 240 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 152 is above the median of 110 across 478 interventional studies indexed under Pre-Eclampsia.

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Lead sponsor

Ohio State University is the lead sponsor of 661 studies on the registry; 148 are open to participants now.

Of its 66 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 49 (74%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • BMI at enrollment >/= 30
  • plan for ASA for preeclampsia prevention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • BMI \< 30
  • already on ASA
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
152 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    81 mg daily aspirin dose

    obese women \>30 BMI at risk for preeclampsia will receive recommended 81mg ASA

  • Active comparator
    162mg daily aspirin dose

    obese women \>30 BMI at risk for preeclampsia will receive increased dose of 162mg ASA

    Drug: 162mg aspirin dose

Interventions

  • Drug162mg aspirin dose

    2 pills of 81mg aspirin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Diagnosis of Preeclampsia

    by acog definitions

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average for 10 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of Aspirin Resistance Based on Incomplete Inhibition of TBx2

    incomplete platelet inhibition measured by urinary TBx2

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average for 10 months

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Results

Posted Apr 29, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
Milestone81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose162mg Daily Aspirin Dose
Started7676
Completed00
Not completed7676

Outcome measures

PrimaryIncidence of Diagnosis of Preeclampsia

by acog definitions

Time frame:
Through study completion, an average for 10 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryIncidence of Aspirin Resistance Based on Incomplete Inhibition of TBx2

incomplete platelet inhibition measured by urinary TBx2

Time frame:
Through study completion, an average for 10 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Through study completion, an average for 10 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose0/76 (0%)0/76 (0%)0/76 (0%)
162mg Daily Aspirin Dose0/76 (0%)0/76 (0%)0/76 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Baseline analysis population data was not obtained as we did not complete this study. No baseline data was collected.

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose162mg Daily Aspirin DoseTotal
<=18 years———
Between 18 and 65 years———
>=65 years———
Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose162mg Daily Aspirin DoseTotal
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose162mg Daily Aspirin DoseTotal
Female———
Male———
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose162mg Daily Aspirin DoseTotal
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)81 mg Daily Aspirin Dose162mg Daily Aspirin DoseTotal
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Study locations

1 site
  • The Ohio State Medical Center Labor and Delivery Unit
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Dec 11, 2021

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jan 2019 to primary completion in Jan 2023, 48 months.

Results were first posted in Apr 2024, 1 year 2 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 4, 2018
First posted
Nov 8, 2018
StartActual
Jan 15, 2019
Primary completionActual
Jan 30, 2023
CompletionActual
Mar 1, 2024
Results first posted
Apr 29, 2024
Last update
Apr 29, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 29, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03735433
Responsible party
Kara M Rood, MD (Prinicple Investigator, Ohio State University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 8, 2018
Start date
Jan 15, 2019
Primary completion
Jan 30, 2023
Completion
Mar 1, 2024
Results posted
Apr 29, 2024
Last update
Apr 29, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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