Postpartum blood pressure medication and stopping study
Treatments studied
Part of Heart & circulation, Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This trial compares two blood pressure medicines, nifedipine and labetalol, to see which works better for new mothers with high blood pressure after giving birth. It aims to find the best way to safely stop medicine as blood pressure improves.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You gave birth at the study hospital at 28 weeks of pregnancy or later
- After delivery, your top blood pressure number was over 150 or bottom over 100, or you had several readings over 140/90 within 24 hours
- You needed to start a blood pressure pill during your hospital stay or within 7 days after going home
- You have not taken blood pressure pills before giving birth
- You are not allergic to nifedipine or labetalol
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