Effectivity of Postpartum Dexamethasone for Women With Class I HELLP Syndrome

Summary

Corticotherapy accelerates maternal postpartum recovery in women with class I HELLP syndrome. The benefit of faster and better recovery would be observed in fewer complications, less utilization of blood products and shorter hospital stay.

Timeline

Start

2011-07

Primary completion

2019-06

Completion

2019-06

Outcome

Outcome not reported

Stopped (Enrollment): “The speed of recruitment was slower than anticipated.”

Publications

• Katz L, Amorim M, Souza JP, Haddad SM, Cecatti JG; COHELLP Study Group. COHELLP: collaborative randomized controlled trial on corticosteroids in HELLP syndrome. Reprod Health. 2013 May 22;10:28. doi: 10.1186/1742-4755-10-28.

Drugs

Indications