Implementation of First-trimester Screening and preventiOn of pREeClAmpSia Trial (FORECAST)

Overview

This implementation study aims to evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of first-trimester screening and prevention for preterm-preeclampsia. It is a multicenter stepped wedge cluster randomized trial including maternity / diagnostic units from ten regions in Asia. The study involves a period where no intervention will take place at all recruiting units, and then at regular intervals, one cluster will be randomized to transit from non-intervention group to intervention group in which first-trimester screening for preterm-preeclampsia by the Bayes based method followed by the commencement of low-dose aspirin in high-risk women.

Full Title of Study: “Implementation of First-trimester Screening and Prevention of Preeclampsia: a Stepped Wedge Cluster-randomized Trial in Asia”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: June 15, 2023

Interventions

  • Other: Low-dose aspirin in women with high risk of preeclampsia
    • Low-dose aspirin 150-162 mg/night or 100 mg/night if body weight <40 Kg, from <15 weeks till 36 weeks or, in the event of early delivery, at the onset of labor

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • No Intervention: Non-intervention group
    • Participants receive routine prenatal care
  • Experimental: Intervention group
    • Participants receive first-trimester screening for preterm-preeclampsia by the Bayes based method followed by commencement of low-dose aspirin prophylaxis in high-risk women.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Delivery with preterm-preeclampsia
    • Time Frame: Before 37 weeks of gestation
    • Proportions of delivery with preterm preeclampsia between non-intervention and intervention groups

Secondary Measures

  • Adverse outcomes with delivery at <34, <37 and ≥37 weeks of gestation
    • Time Frame: at <34, <37 and ≥37 weeks of gestation
    • including preeclampsia, gestational hypertension, small for gestational age birth weight (<5th percentile), stillbirth, placental abruption
  • Neonatal mortality
    • Time Frame: during the first 28 days of life (0-27 days)
    • A neonatal death is a death during 0-27 days of life. Composite neonatal morbidity (any one of the following): > grade II intraventricular hemorrhage; neonatal sepsis confirmed by cultures; neonatal anemia requiring transfusion; respiratory distress syndrome requiring surfactant and ventilation; necrotising enterocolitis requiring surgical intervention. Composite neonatal therapy (any one of the following): Neonatal high dependency or intensive care unit admission; Ventilation – need of positive pressure or intubation.
  • Low birth weight
    • Time Frame: at birth
    • Low birth weight <3rd, 5th and 10th percentile
  • Stillbirth
    • Time Frame: at or after 20 to 28 weeks of pregnancy
    • Fetal death at or after 20 to 28 weeks of pregnancy
  • Spontaneous preterm birth
    • Time Frame: At <34 and <37 weeks’ gestation
    • Spontaneous preterm birth (SPB) includes preterm labor, preterm spontaneous rupture of membranes, preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) and cervical weakness; it does not include indicated preterm delivery for maternal or fetal conditions.
  • Acceptability for PE screening
    • Time Frame: in the first trimester of pregnancy (11-13 weeks of gestation)
    • If subjects are under the intervention group upon proper consent procedure is done, at 11-13 weeks of gestation, the procedures below will be done. Collection of maternal information (obstetrical, medical and drug history including aspirin intake with indication) Measurement of maternal MAP and UtA-PI will be measured according to standardized protocols. Blood sample will be drawn to determine of serum level of PIGF. The individual study participant’s risk of preterm-PE will be computed using the Bayes based method.
  • Acceptability for aspirin treatment.
    • Time Frame: from <15 weeks till 36 weeks of gestation or, in the event of early delivery, at the onset of labor
    • When patients are subjected to be high risks in preeclampsia screening, they will be asked if they accept the aspirin for treatment. If they do not accept, they will continue with routine care. The willingness of subjects will all be recorded on the Case report forms for data collection.
  • Composite neonatal morbidity
    • Time Frame: during the first 28 days of life (0-27 days)
    • Composite neonatal morbidity (any one of the following): > grade II intraventricular hemorrhage; neonatal sepsis confirmed by cultures; neonatal anemia requiring transfusion; respiratory distress syndrome requiring surfactant and ventilation; necrotising enterocolitis requiring surgical intervention.
  • Composite neonatal therapy
    • Time Frame: during the first 28 days of life (0-27 days)
    • Composite neonatal therapy (any one of the following): Neonatal high dependency or intensive care unit admission; Ventilation – need of positive pressure or intubation.
  • Gestational age at delivery
    • Time Frame: at delivery
    • Gestational age at delivery

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Singleton pregnancy; – Live fetus; Exclusion Criteria:

  • Multiple pregnancy; – Major fetal defects identified at 11-13 weeks of assessment; – Non-viable fetus (missed spontaneous abortion or stillbirth).

Gender Eligibility: Female

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Chiu Yee Liona Poon
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor-Investigator: Chiu Yee Liona Poon, Professor (Clinical) – Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Liona CY Poon, MD, Principal Investigator, Chinese University of Hong Kong

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