LEARNER- Low dosE AspiRiN prEterm tRial (Angola)

Summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and effect of starting daily use of low dose (100 mg) aspirin in pregnant women with sickle cell disease, who are being followed in two county hospitals in Angola, in the first trimester versus the second trimester of the gestational period.

Timeline

Start

2024-03-16

Primary completion

2026-03-30

Completion

2026-10-16

Publications

• Background Borges E, Tchonhi C, Couto CSB, Gomes V, Amorim A, Prata MJ, Brito M. Unusual beta-Globin Haplotype Distribution in Newborns from Bengo, Angola. Hemoglobin. 2019 May;43(3):149-154. doi: 10.1080/03630269.2019.1647230. Epub 2019 Aug 8.
• Background Afolabi BB, Babah OA, Adeyemo TA, Odukoya OO, Ezeaka CV, Nwaiwu O, Oshodi YA, Ogunnaike BA. Low-dose aspirin for preventing intrauterine growth restriction and pre-eclampsia in sickle cell pregnancy (PIPSICKLE): a randomised controlled trial (study protocol). BMJ Open. 2021 Aug 13;11(8):e047949. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047949.
• Background Atallah A, Lecarpentier E, Goffinet F, Doret-Dion M, Gaucherand P, Tsatsaris V. Aspirin for Prevention of Preeclampsia. Drugs. 2017 Nov;77(17):1819-1831. doi: 10.1007/s40265-017-0823-0.
• Brito M, Ginete C, Gomes T, Pitangueira H, Mendes M, Furtado A, Alves L, Simao F, Goncalves M, Morais J. LEARNER - A prospective, randomized controlled study to evaluate the effects of daily low dose aspirin in pregnant women with sickle cell disease when initiated at the first trimester versus the second trimester of the gestational period - study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2026 May 18;51:101649. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2026.101649. eCollection 2026 Jun.

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