RecruitingPre-EclampsiaVascular Diseases
Mechanisms of Pregnancy Vascular Adaptations
Eligible age
18–40 yrs
Accepts
Women
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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About this study
The investigators will collect omental tissue (research surgical excision) and placental tissue (standard of care clinical delivery) from both preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women during their c-section and use these samples to study the blood vessels, specifically the expression/activation of the AT2R.
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Female
- ✓ Ages 18 to 40 years old
- ✓ Singleton gestation between 28 weeks, 0 days and 41 weeks, 0 days gestational age at the time of consent
- ✓ Undergoing caesarean section, either planned or otherwise with or without trial of labor
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Treatment of severe hypertension by antihypertensive or use of magnesium sulfate after the patient is hospitalized for the diagnosis of preeclampsia.
- ✕ Any major fetal structural anomalies or aneuploidies
- ✕ Undergoing cesarean section for placental abruption or bleeding complications.
- ✕ Singleton gestation not within 36 weeks, 0 days and 41 weeks, 0 days gestational age at the time of enrollment (delivery)
Where it's recruiting
Wisconsin
Madison
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT03806283 · last updated 2026-01-20