APPLE: Aspirin to Prevent Pregnancy Loss and Preeclampsia

NCT06408181 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1150

Last updated 2026-01-20

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of early initiation of double low-dose aspirin in pregnant women. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does this dose and timing of aspirin reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia compared to standard recommendations? Does this dose and timing of aspirin reduce the risk of pregnancy loss compared to standard recommendations? Participants will begin taking at no later than 6 weeks 6 days gestational age, either 162mg of aspirin through delivery or placebo until 12 weeks and then 81mg of aspirin through delivery.

Conditions

  • Pre-Eclampsia
  • Pregnancy Loss

Interventions

DRUG

Aspirin 162 mg

Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

DRUG

Aspirin 81mg

Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH
  • University of Pennsylvania

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Enrique Schisterman, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

  • Kurt Barnhart, MD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-12
Primary Completion
2029-06-30
Completion
2029-06-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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