Torloni 2015.
Trial name or title | Low dose calcium to prevent pre‐eclampsia (AMCAL) |
Methods | Randomised controlled trial |
Participants | 1040 women 16‐20 weeks' gestation |
Interventions | Dietary supplement: calcium: 1 chewable tablet daily, at bedtime, containing 500 mg elemental calcium (1250 mg calcium carbonate) plus educational sessions (women will participate in at least 2 interactive group educational sessions lasting 30 minutes each; session content to include importance of calcium during pregnancy and how to modify their diets to include calcium‐rich foods that are available locally) versus educational sessions alone. |
Outcomes | Pre‐eclampsia, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Change in dietary calcium intake, hospital admission for hypertension, maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity (eclampsia, HELLP), side effects, preterm birth, neonatal outcomes |
Starting date | October 2014 (estimated completion October 2016) |
Contact information | Professor da Silva Moura Souza, celsa22@hotmail.com |
Notes | Last updated Feb 2016, still recruiting |
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