Complications, Pregnancy Clinical Trial
— BEARSOfficial title:
A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antenatal Corticosteroid Regimens
Verified date | March 2022 |
Source | The George Washington University Biostatistics Center |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
A course of steroids given to a mother who is in labor with a premature fetus will reduce the risk of the premature infant dying or having serious complications. This trial will test whether more than one course of antenatal steroids is more beneficial or risky to the infant than a single course.
Status | Terminated |
Enrollment | 486 |
Est. completion date | March 2007 |
Est. primary completion date | May 2006 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | N/A and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion criteria: - Pregnant - Gestational age > 23.0 wks and < 31.6 wks - Singleton or twin pregnancy - Intact membranes - At-risk for spontaneous preterm delivery - Received full course of corticosteroids within the previous 7 days Exclusion criteria: - Diagnosis of fetal lung maturity - Chorioamnionitis - Non-reassuring fetal testing - Known major fetal anomaly - Corticosteroid therapy, other than qualifying course - Insulin dependent diabetes - Active preterm labor at the time of randomization - Delivery intended outside center - Participation in any intervention study which influences neonatal morbidity or mortality - Previous participation in this trial |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of Alabama | Birmingham | Alabama |
United States | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill | North Carolina |
United States | Northwestern University-Prentice Hospital | Chicago | Illinois |
United States | University of Chicago | Chicago | Illinois |
United States | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Ohio |
United States | Case Western Reserve-Metrohealth | Cleveland | Ohio |
United States | Dept of OB/GYN, Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio |
United States | Dept of OB/GYN, Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas | Dallas | Texas |
United States | Dept of OB/GYN, Hutzel Hospital | Detroit | Michigan |
United States | University of Texas-Houston | Houston | Texas |
United States | University of Tennessee | Memphis | Tennessee |
United States | University of Miami | Miami | Florida |
United States | Columbia University | New York | New York |
United States | MCP Hahnamann | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
United States | Dept of OB/GYN, Magee-Womens Hospital | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
United States | Brown University -Women and Infants Hospital | Providence | Rhode Island |
United States | University of Utah Medical Center | Salt Lake City | Utah |
United States | University of Texas - San Antonio | San Antonio | Texas |
United States | Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Wake Forest University School of Medicine | Winston-Salem | North Carolina |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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The George Washington University Biostatistics Center | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) |
United States,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Composite outcome: including neonatal mortality/stillbirth, severe RDS, chronic lung disease, grade III/IV IVH, PVL | |||
Secondary | Neonatal morbidity | |||
Secondary | Maternal morbidity | |||
Secondary | Neonatal Growth parameters | |||
Secondary | Infant neurological parameters |
Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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Completed |
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