The Magpie Trial: A randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for women at 2 years

L. Duley, Barbara Farrell, Nina Armstrong, Patsy Spark, Barbara Roberts, Rebecca Smyth, Mary Tivnan, Anna Laws, Noelene Corfield, Annette Salter, Lisa Thorn, Douglas Altman, Ly Mee Yu, Edgardo Abalos, Berenise Carroli, Lucrecia Dellepiane, Marina Duarte, Hebe Fernandez, Daniel Giordano, Mike ClarkeAlastair Gray, Edmund Hey, James Neilson, Judit Simon, Rory Collins, Anna Karaoglou, Richard Lilford, Stephen Robson, Ian Roberts, Peter Rubin, James Thornton, Sara Twaddle, José Villar, Isabel Walker, Christopher Watkins, Lex Doyle, A. Bimbashi, E. Demalia, O. Gliozheni, A. Shpata, A. Karolinski, M. Lamas, M. Pesaresi, V. Wainer, W. Barbato, M. Paciocco, M. Bertin, E. Boiza, J. Castaldi, Y. Partida, C. Arias, M. Farri, G. Kerz, J. Aguirre, M. De Sagastizábal, R. Falcone, E. Morales, G. Carroli, S. Krupitzky, S. López, M. Palermo, D. Montes Varela, H. Delprato, H. Camusso, M. Curioni, E. Ludmer, R. Brandi, R. Martin, W. Mesas, R. Taralli, M. Lezaola, M. Morosini, E. Andina, L. Bernal, M. Estiú, E. Ulens, B. Ortiz De Speranza, A. Peyrano, M. Damiano, C. Saumench, J. Horn, M. Pritchard, V. Smith-Orr, M. Wilson, A. Lawrence, D. Watson, C. Crowther, J. Paynter, [Unknown] Ashrafunnessa, M. Mannan, M. Shahidullah, L. Shamsuddin, C. Barros Santos, S. Freire, E. Melo, E. Cobo, E. Jaramillo, C. Cardozo, N. Fandiño, H. Gaitán, L. Montaño, J. Lozano, M. Rojas, A. Breto Garcíá, A. Fuentes Ramirez, R. Garcíá Mírás, S. Sampera, U. Farnot, E. Gómez, G. Rojas, R. Valdés, H. Abd El-Kreem, T. Al-Hussaini, E. Hammad, K. Danso, E. Kwapong, E. Ofosu-Barko, M. Padmini Jasper, A. Peedicayil, A. Regi, R. Sharma, A. Chauhan, V. Raut, R. Udani, S. Batra, A. Muthal-Rathore, S. Ramji, V. Zutshi, S. Balakrishnan, E. Eapen, G. Koshy, N. Ambardar, P. Vadakkepat, D. Vaidya, V. Lema, Y. Rijken, E. Tadesse, O. Dada, A. Sofekun, C. Ohiaeri, T. Runsewe-Abiodun, I. Adewole, A. Adeyemo, B. Brown, R. Oladokun, O. Adewale, N. Inimgba, C. John, R. Ogu, B. Ekele, A. Isah, B. Onankpa, R. Jamelle, D. Junejo, N. Ruby Faiz, F. Gul, A. Sherin, K. Bangash, G. Mahmud, K. Masud, N. Tasneem, S. Gassama, A. Soyei, P. Agarwal, V. Rajadurai, N. Pirani, S. Delport, P. Macdonald, R. Mokhondo, R. Pattinson, M. Zondo, M. Adhikari, N. Mnguni, J. Moodley, M. Carstens, G. Kirsten, W. Steyn, J. Van Zyl, A. Helwig, S. L. Jacobson, R. Panosche, E. Hammond, L. Masanganise

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    Abstract

    Objective: The aim of this study was to assess long-term effects for women following the use of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia. Design: Assessment at 2-3 years after delivery for women recruited to the Magpie Trial (recruitment in 1998-2001, ISRCTN 86938761), which compared magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Setting: Follow up after discharge from hospital at 125 centres in 19 countries across five continents. Population: A total of 7927 women were randomised at the follow-up centres. Of these women, 2544 were not included for logistic reasons and 601 excluded (109 at a centre where
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)300-309
    Number of pages9
    JournalBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    Volume114
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

    Keywords

    • Longterm follow-up
    • Magnesium sulphate
    • Pre-eclampsia
    • Randomised trial

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