The Effect of Prematurity and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy on Offspring Cardiovascular Health

NCT ID: NCT01888770

Last Updated: 2016-05-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2017-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and/or a preterm birth results in alterations in the cardiovascular system during infancy.

Detailed Description

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While the incidence of cardiovascular disease has reduced dramatically, coinciding with favourable changes in risk factors, cardiovascular disease remains the single largest cause of mortality and premature mortality in the United Kingdom. Identification of novel biological pathways that underlie disease susceptibility raises the potential for new early primary prevention strategies to complement classical management. There is particular interest in the role of early environment in 'programming' risk of cardiovascular disease in later life and growing evidence that various early life exposures impact cardiovascular health in the longer term.

The investigators have therefore designed the EPOCH study to investigate whether those individuals born to hypertensive pregnancies and/or to a preterm birth demonstrate differences in the cardiovascular phenotype at birth, or whether they develop any differences over the first three months of life and whether this varies with other perinatal factors. This study also allows investigation of the short term impact of perinatal interventions used in this cohort. Comprehensive multi-modality non-invasive imaging measures of cardiovascular structure and function allow precise quantification of cardiovascular phenotype in this population.

Conditions

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Preeclampsia Preterm Birth

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Normotensive Term

Infants born at term (\>37 weeks) to Normotensive pregnancies

No interventions assigned to this group

Term Preeclampsia

Infants born at term (\>37 weeks gestation) and exposed to a preeclamptic pregnancy

No interventions assigned to this group

Preterm Normotensive

Infants born to Normotensive pregnancies at \<37 weeks gestation

No interventions assigned to this group

Preterm Hypertensive

Infants born to hypertensive pregnancies at \<37 weeks completed gestation

No interventions assigned to this group

Term Pregnancy-induced Hypertension

Infants born at term (\>37 weeks gestation) and exposed to pregnancy-induced hypertension

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Available for assessment within the neonatal period,
* Parent is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study,
* Physical condition is suitable to allow non-invasive vascular testing,
* Mother meets criteria for inclusion in the study and is willing to participate in the study. (Aged \>/= 16 years and Is able and willing to give informed consent for participation in the study, and is able and willing to give informed consent for her infants participation in the study. )
* Cases: Diagnosed during pregnancy with preeclampsia or gestational hypertension and/or delivered preterm (\<37 weeks gestation)
* Controls: No history of gestational hypertension or preeclampsia during this pregnancy and delivered at term (\>37 weeks gestation)

Exclusion Criteria

* Parent is unwilling to give consent,
* Unavailable for assessment of cardiovascular system,
* Physical condition unsuitable to allow for non-invasive testing of cardiovascular system,
* Evidence of congenital cardiovascular disease (with the exception of Persistent Patent Ductus Arterious (PDA) and Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)),
* Cardiorespiratory instability at time of proposed measures,
* Active infection at time of proposed study measures,
* Mother of infant is excluded from the study. (Aged \<16 years, unable or unwilling to consent to study or Physical condition post delivery such that it would preclude participation in the study)
Maximum Eligible Age

6 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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British Heart Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Oxford

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Paul Leeson, PhD, FRCP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oxford Department of Cardiovascular Medicine

Locations

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Cardiovascular Clinical Research Facility, Dept of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Paul Leeson, PhD, FRCP

Role: CONTACT

+44(0)1865572846

Facility Contacts

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Paul Leeson, PhD, MRCP

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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EPOCH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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