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Study aim
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Comparison of therapeutic effects and complications of enoxaparin with UFH in pregnant patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves at first 14 weeks of pregnancy
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Design
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A three phase clinical trial with two intervention groups, in parallel, double-blind, randomized block design, with sample size of 34
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Settings and conduct
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This study is a double blind clinical trial. The study consisted of all pregnant women at 14 weeks of gestation and having metal heart valve referred to Alzahra and Beheshti Hospital in Isfahan during 1397-1396. The first group received LMVH from the beginning of pregnancy until the end of the first 14 weeks. The second group received UFH in the first, warfarin in the second and UFH in the third trimester. Then newborn weight, type of delivery، gestational age at birth, maternal and fetal complications were evaluated and compared in two groups.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
No drug allergy to any of the drugs studied, No history of recurrent miscarriage or stillbirth associated with antiphospholipid syndrome, Being monitored by the researcher from the beginning of pregnancy, Having Class I or II heart disease, Having a metal heart valve, Having a pregnancy week of 14 weeks or less
Exclusion criteria:
Non-cooperation after inclusion, Lack of access to the patient and follow-up, Forced to terminate pregnancy immediately, Warfarin use in the first 3 months, Patients not able to follow up anti-10a factor,Thrombocytopenia (less than 75,000)
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Intervention groups
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The first group (case) was administered therapeutic dose of LMVH from the beginning of pregnancy until the end of the first 14 weeks, and the second (control) group received UFH in the first trimester, warfarin in the second trimester, and UFH in the third trimester.
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Main outcome variables
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Newborn weight, type of delivery, gestational age at birth, maternal and fetal complications