The Achieve Trial is a randomized clinical trial to test whether lowering blood pressure to less than 140/90 mmHg in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy will prolong pregnancy.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, are characterized by new onset high blood pressure in pregnancy and constitute a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality; severe hypertension (blood pressure ≥160/110 mmHg) is a common trigger for antihypertensive treatment and preterm delivery. We propose a clinical trial that will test whether lowering the blood pressure in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at \<36 weeks' gestation to \<140/90 mmHg will prolong pregnancy and, therefore, improve maternal and fetal/neonatal outcomes. Data generated in this study, along with knowledge and skills acquired by the candidate in the complementary career development plan, will facilitate an independent research career focused on hypertension and cardiovascular disease in pregnancy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
132
Antihypertensive treatment to goal of less than 140/90 mmHg
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
RECRUITINGOschner
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
RECRUITINGMean number of days from randomization to delivery
Duration of prolongation of pregnancy
Time frame: From randomization to delivery, up to 14 weeks
Perinatal morbidity
Composite of NICU admission ≥2 days, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, retinopathy of prematurity, or fetal or newborn death within 6 weeks after birth; individual elements of the composite, the frequency of small for gestational age neonates, birthweight.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Neonatal healthcare utilization
NICU and hospital length of stay
Time frame: 6 weeks
Maternal morbidity
Composite of severe hypertension, pulmonary edema, heart failure, eclampsia, stroke, liver dysfunction, acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia, abruption, ICU admission, postpartum hospital readmission for hypertension management, or death within 6 weeks of delivery; individual elements of the composite.
Time frame: From randomization to 6 weeks after delivery, up to 20 weeks
Maternal healthcare utilization
Antepartum and postpartum hospital length of stay, ICU admission, postpartum readmission.
Time frame: From randomization to 6 weeks after delivery, up to 20 weeks
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