A Randomized Feasibility Trial Comparing Drospirenone and Norethindrone for Postpartum Hypertension Management in Preeclampsia

NCT07293728 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2025-12-19

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Summary

This is an open-label, randomized feasibility trial in which patients admitted to Oregon Health \& Science University (OHSU) after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia who are considering a progestin-only pill contraception postpartum will be randomized to norethindrone or drospirenone for 6 weeks following hospital discharge.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Norethindrone 0.35 MG

1 tablet (0.35 mg) once daily, taken at the same time each day between hospital discharge following delivery until 6 weeks postpartum.

DRUG

Drospirenone

1 tablet (4 mg) once daily for 24 days, followed by 4 inactive tablets. Repeated from hospital discharge following delivery until 6 weeks postpartum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julia Tasset · Oregon Health and Science University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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