Combined Antioxidant and Preeclampsia Prediction Studies (CAPPS) (CAPPS)

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Antioxidants to Prevent Preeclampsia and An Observational Cohort Study to Predict Preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is one of the most common complications of pregnancy and is characterized by high blood pressure and protein in the urine. This can cause problems in the second half of pregnancy for both the mother and fetus. This study of preeclampsia consists of two parts: 1) a randomized, placebo controlled, multicenter clinical trial of 10,000 low-risk nulliparous women between 9 and 16 weeks gestation and 2) an observational, cohort study of 4,000 patients between 9 and 12 weeks gestation who are also enrolled in the trial.

Subjects in both parts will receive either 1000 mg of vitamin C and 400 IU of vitamin E or matching placebo daily. The purpose of the randomized, clinical trial is to find out if high doses of vitamin C and E will reduce the risk of preeclampsia and other problems associated with the disease. The study will also evaluate the safety of antioxidant therapy for mother and infant. Patients will be seen monthly to receive their supply of study drug, to have weight and blood pressure recorded, to have urine protein measured, and to assess any side effects. At two visits, blood and urine will be collected.

The observational, cohort study will prospectively measure potential biochemical and biophysical markers that might predict preeclampsia. These patients will have additional procedures including uterine artery Doppler and blood drawn for a complete blood count (CBC).

Study Overview

Detailed Description

A Randomized, Clinical Trial of Antioxidants to Prevent Preeclampsia:

Preeclampsia is the leading cause of maternal morbidity, as well as perinatal morbidity and mortality. Once the diagnosis has been established, therapy other than delivery has not been successful except to prolong pregnancy minimally (at some risk to mother and infant). Prevention efforts to reduce or eliminate preeclampsia are directed at the pathophysiology of the disorder prior to clinically evident preeclampsia and before irreversible changes have occurred.

This double-masked, placebo-controlled trial of 10,000 subjects is designed to evaluate the effects of antioxidant therapy in preventing serious complications associated with pregnancy-related hypertension in low risk, nulliparous women who begin treatment at 9-16 weeks gestation. The hypothesis being tested is that antioxidant therapy initiated prior to 16 weeks gestation will reduce the frequency of serious maternal and infant complications associated with pregnancy-related hypertension.

After randomization, subjects will receive either 1000 mg of vitamin C and 400 IU of vitamin E or matching placebo daily. They will be seen for monthly pill counts and to assess side effects, weight, blood pressure, and urine for protein. Blood and urine are collected at 24 and 32 weeks' gestation.

An Observational Cohort Study to Predict Preeclampsia:

A prospective, cohort study has been designed to complement the randomized, controlled, trial (RCT) and will test various biochemical and biophysical markers for ability to predict preeclampsia in 4,000 of the women who are enrolled in the RCT and are between 9 and 12 weeks gestation. These subjects will have additional procedures including a CBC and uterine artery Doppler.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10154

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
        • University of Alabama - Birmingham
    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
        • Northwestern University
    • Michigan
      • Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
        • Wayne State University
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10032
        • Columbia University
    • North Carolina
      • Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599
        • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
        • Wake Forest University School of Medicine
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
        • Case Western University
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Ohio State University
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
        • Oregon Health and Sciences University
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
        • Drexel University
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • University of Pittsburgh Magee Womens Hospital
    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02905
        • Brown University
    • Texas
      • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75235
        • University of Texas - Southwest
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
        • University of Texas Medical Branch
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • University of Texas - Houston
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
        • University of Utah Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

RCT Inclusion Criteria:

  • Gestational age 9 -16 weeks
  • Singleton pregnancy
  • Nulliparous

Observational Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women randomized to the RCT
  • Gestational age 9 - 12 wks

Exclusion Criteria RCT and Observational:

  • BP >= 135/85
  • Proteinuria
  • History or current use of anti-hypertensive medication or diuretics
  • Use of vitamins C > 150 mg and/or E > 75 IU per day
  • Pregestational diabetes
  • Current pregnancy is a result of in vitro fertilization
  • Regular use of platelet active drugs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
  • Known fetal abnormalities
  • Documented uterine bleeding within a week of screening
  • Uterine malformations
  • History of medical complications
  • Illicit drug or alcohol abuse during current pregnancy
  • Intent to deliver elsewhere
  • Participating in another interventional study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Dietary Supplement/Vitamins
1000mg of Vitamin C and 400IU of Vitamin E per capsule, twice daily between randomization (at 9 to 16 weeks) up to delivery.
Vitamin C (1000 mg) and Vitamin E (400 IU) per capsule, two capsules daily between randomization (at 9 - 16 weeks gestation) up to delivery.
Other Names:
  • Ascorbic Acid and d-alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate
Placebo Comparator: Placebo for Vitamin C and Vitamin E
Placebo capsules consisting of Mineral Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Lecithin, Yellow wax, Soft Gelatin Shell, twice daily between randomization (at 9 to 16 weks) up to delivery.
Placebo two capsules daily between randomization (at 9 - 16 weeks gestation) up to delivery.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Composite of Pregnancy-associated Hypertension and Serious Adverse Outcomes in the Mother or Fetus or Neonate
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe hypertension (blood pressure [BP]>= 160/110) or mild hypertension (BP>= 140/90) >= 20 weeks gestation in conjunction with one of the following: elevated liver enzymes, thrombocytopenia, elevated serum creatinine levels, eclamptic seizure, an indicated preterm birth before 32 weeks of gestation owing to hypertension-related disorders, a fetus that was small for gestational age (below 3rd percentile) adjusted for sex and race or ethnic group, fetal death after 20 weeks of gestation, or neonatal death
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe Hypertension
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Included here are women who had severe hypertension only and those who had severe hypertension with elevated liver enzyme levels, thrombocytopenia, elevated serum creatinine levels, eclamptic seizure, medically indicated preterm birth, fetal-growth restriction, or fetal death after 20 weeks of gestation, or neonatal death.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With Elevated Liver Enzyme Levels
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Elevated liver enzyme levels are specified as an aspartate aminotransferase level of >= 100 U per liter. Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With Thrombocytopenia
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Thrombocytopenia defined as a platelet count of <100,000 per cubic millimeter. Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With an Elevated Serum Creatinine Level
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Elevated serum creatinine defined as ≥1.5 mg per deciliter or 132.6 μmol per liter. Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With an Eclamptic Seizure
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With an Indicated Preterm Birth Before 32 Weeks of Gestation Owing to Hypertension-related Disorders
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With a Fetus That Was Small for Gestational Age (Below the 3rd Percentile) Adjusted for Sex and Race or Ethnic Group
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Severe or Mild Pregnancy-associated Hypertension With a Fetal Death After 20 Weeks of Gestation or Neonatal Death
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge or prior to discharge following delivery admission
Women who met more than one component of the primary outcome were counted for each component. Therefore, the number of women for all individual components combined is greater than the number of women with the primary outcome.
20 weeks through discharge or prior to discharge following delivery admission

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Preeclampsia (Mild, Severe, HELLP Syndrome, Eclampsia)
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
HELLP denotes hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count.
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Pregnancy Associated Hypertension
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Medically Indicated Delivery Because of Hypertension
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge following delivery
20 weeks through discharge following delivery
Aspartate Aminotransferase ≥100 U/Liter
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge
20 weeks through discharge
Creatinine ≥1.5 mg/dl (133 μmol/Liter)
Time Frame: 20 weeks through discharge
20 weeks through discharge
Antepartum Bleeding
Time Frame: During pregnancy
During pregnancy
Premature Rupture of Membranes
Time Frame: During pregnancy
During pregnancy
Placental Abruption
Time Frame: During pregnancy
During pregnancy
Cesarean Delivery
Time Frame: Delivery
Delivery
Maternal Death
Time Frame: Delivery through hospital discharge
Delivery through hospital discharge
Postpartum Pulmonary Edema
Time Frame: After delivery through discharge
After delivery through discharge
Hematocrit ≤24% With Transfusion
Time Frame: Delivery admission to discharge
Delivery admission to discharge
Maternal Hospital Stay
Time Frame: Delivery through discharge
Delivery through discharge
Gestational Age at Delivery
Time Frame: Delivery
Delivery
Preterm Birth
Time Frame: Delivery
Delivery
Fetal or Neonatal Death
Time Frame: During pregnancy or thorugh discharge
During pregnancy or thorugh discharge
Birth Weight
Time Frame: At birth
At birth
Small for Gestational Age
Time Frame: At birth
A baby whose birth weight is less than the 3rd percentile is considered to be small for gestational age (adjusted for sex and race or ethnic group)
At birth
Birth Weight <2500 Grams
Time Frame: At birth
At birth
Admission to NICU
Time Frame: Delivery through discharge
NICU denotes neonatal intensive care unit.
Delivery through discharge
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Time Frame: Delivery through discharge
Delivery through discharge
Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Grade III or IV
Time Frame: Delivery through discharge
Delivery through discharge
Sepsis
Time Frame: Delivery through discharge
Delivery through discharge
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Time Frame: Delivery through discharge
Delivery through discharge
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Time Frame: Within 1 month of birth
Within 1 month of birth
Apgar Score <=3 at 5 Minutes
Time Frame: At birth
At birth
Neonatal Hospital Stay
Time Frame: Birth through discharge from hospital
Birth through discharge from hospital

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rebecca Clifton, Ph.D., George Washington University Biostatistics Center
  • Study Chair: James M Roberts, MD, University of Pittsburgh - Magee Womens

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2003

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

August 26, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 21, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HD36801-CAPPS
  • U10HD021410 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD027869 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD027917 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD027860 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD034116 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD034208 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD034136 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD040500 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD040485 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD040544 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD040545 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD040560 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD040512 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD053097 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD027915 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U10HD053118 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • U01HD036801 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

The data will be shared after completion of the trial an publication of the main analyses per NIH Policy. Requests should be emailed to mfmudatasets@bsc.gwu.edu.

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