Clinical Trial: Exercise to Improve Heart and Metabolic Health After Childbirth in Women at High Risk for Preeclampsia

U.S., Nov. 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07921173) titled 'Exercise to Improve Heart and Metabolic Health After Childbirth in Women at High Risk for Preeclampsia' on Nov. 02.

Brief Summary: Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Whether exercise during the postpartum period improves cardiometabolic health in this population remains unclear.

This pilot randomized controlled trial will recruit 40 women who were identified as being at high risk for preeclampsia during pregnancy and subsequently developed a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. Participants will be enrolled 6 to 8 weeks after delivery and randomly assi...