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Study aim
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The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of esomeprazole on preeclampsia in pregnant women.
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Design
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This is a double-blind clinical trial study with parallel groups. The patients and the clinical caregiver do not know the type of treatment received by the groups. Using the formation of random blocks of four, the patients are selected and divided into two intervention and control groups. Intervention group: receiving a 40 mg capsule of esomeprazole once a day until the end of the 34th week of pregnancy and group B: receiving a placebo capsule until the end of the 34th week of pregnancy. The study is conducted in phase 3 and on 120 pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia. .
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Settings and conduct
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The site of this clinical trial is Besat Hospital in Sanandaj. The patients using the randomized 4-block method were assigned to two intervention and control groups. The patients and the clinical caregiver were unaware of the blocking and type of treatment and were blinded.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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The study's inclusion criteria included patients diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, gestational age between 26 and 32 weeks, absence of abnormalities in the fetus, and fetal weight between 500 and 1800 grams. Exclusion criteria included; eclampsia, chronic hypertension, pulmonary edema, cerebrovascular problems, heart failure, HELLP syndrome, use of proton pump inhibitor drugs, renal failure, disseminated vascular coagulation, fetal distress, and hypersensitivity to proton pump inhibitor drugs.
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Intervention groups
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In this study, a 40 mg capsule of esomeprazole is prescribed daily until the end of the 34th week of pregnancy for the intervention group. Also, a 40 mg placebo capsule is prescribed for the control group until the end of the 34th week of pregnancy.
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Main outcome variables
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prolongation of pregnancy