The goal of this study is to learn how a pregnant person's body processes caffeine and how much caffeine crosses the placenta to the baby. A small dose of caffeine will be given to each pregnant participant before delivery. Blood will be drawn to measure caffeine levels in the pregnant mother. Blood will also be taken from the placenta and from the newborn to measure caffeine levels. This data will be used to form a computer model of the metabolism of caffeine during pregnancy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
A single dose of 100 mg of caffeine citrate will be given to each pregnant participant.
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGPharmacokinetics of caffeine in pregnancy
Caffeine and primary metabolite concentrations will be determined in maternal plasma samples. Caffeine, paraxanthine, theophylline, and theobromine will be analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS (Sciex 6500) by the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC)Clinical Pharmacology Analytical Core Laboratory. Pharmacokinetic modeling will be supported by the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Pharmacometric Modeling and Simulation Program. This model will be utilized to predict the maternal dose of caffeine required to achieve therapeutic concentrations in the neonate at the time of delivery.
Time frame: 3 hours
Placental transfer of caffeine
Caffeine and primary metabolite concentrations will be determined from cord blood samples. Caffeine, paraxanthine, theophylline, and theobromine will be analyzed by HPLC-MS/MS (Sciex 6500) by the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC) Clinical Pharmacology Analytical Core Laboratory. Maternal: cord ratios for caffeine and metabolites will be determined for each gestational age range to assess transplacental uptake and compared to predicted maternal: cord ratios determined using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models.
Time frame: 1 hour
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