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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
The results of ten clinical trials suggest that supplemental calcium may prevent preeclampsia. However, methodologic problems and differences in study design limit the acceptance of the results and their relevance to other patient populations. Many of the trials were conducted in countries where, unlike the United States, the usual daily diet contained little calcium. Moreover, none of the trials has reported the outcome of systematic surveillance for urolithiasis, a potential complication of calcium supplementation. In response to the need for a thorough evaluation of the effects of calcium supplementation for the prevention of preeclampsia in the United States, the trial of Calcium for Preeclampsia Prevention (CPEP) was undertaken at five university medical centers. Healthy nulliparous patients were randomly assigned to receive either 2 g supplemental calcium daily (n = 2295) or placebo (n = 2294) in a double-blind study. Study tablets were administered beginning from 13 to 21 completed weeks of gestation and continued until the termination of pregnancy. CPEP employed detailed diagnostic criteria, standardized techniques of measurement, and systematic surveillance for the major study endpoints and for urolithiasis. The nutrient intake of each patient was assessed at randomization and at 32-33 weeks gestation. This report describes the study rationale, design, and methods.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0197-2456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
442-69
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Calcium, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Management Information Systems, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Multicenter Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Nutrition Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Patient Compliance, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Patient Selection, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Placebos, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Pre-Eclampsia, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Quality Control, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Research Design, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Sample Size, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Statistics as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-United States, pubmed-meshheading:8932976-Urinary Calculi
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Trial of Calcium for Preeclampsia Prevention (CPEP): rationale, design, and methods.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial