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Trial reportAmerican journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM2023

The impact of risk factors on aspirin's efficacy for the prevention of preterm birth.

Emily E Nuss, Matthew K Hoffman, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Avinash Kavi, Mrityunjay Metgud, Manjunath Somannavar, Jean Okitawutshu, Adrien Lokangaka, Antoinette Tshefu, Melissa Bauserman and 23 more

Erratum issuedOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Long-term child outcomes after prenatal aspirin exposure: A 4-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial (the APRIL study).International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

33 authors at 17 institutions in 7 countries.

Emily E NussChristiana Care, Newark, DE (Drs Nuss and Hoffman). Electronic address: emilynuss1@gmail.com.
Matthew K HoffmanChristiana Care, Newark, DE (Drs Nuss and Hoffman).
Shivaprasad S GoudarJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, India (Drs Goudar, Kavi, Metgud, and Somannavar).
Avinash KaviJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, India (Drs Goudar, Kavi, Metgud, and Somannavar).
Mrityunjay MetgudJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, India (Drs Goudar, Kavi, Metgud, and Somannavar).
Manjunath SomannavarJawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belgaum, India (Drs Goudar, Kavi, Metgud, and Somannavar).
Jean OkitawutshuKinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Drs Okitawutshu, Lokangaka, and Tshefu).
Adrien LokangakaKinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Drs Okitawutshu, Lokangaka, and Tshefu).
Antoinette TshefuKinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Drs Okitawutshu, Lokangaka, and Tshefu).
Melissa BausermanUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (Dr Bauserman).
Abigail Mwapule TemboUniversity Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia (Ms Tembo and Dr Chomba).
Elwyn ChombaUniversity Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia (Ms Tembo and Dr Chomba).
Waldemar A CarloUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Dr Carlo).
Lester FigueroaInstituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá, Guatemala City, Guatemala (Dr Figueroa).
Nancy F KrebsUniversity of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO (Dr Krebs).
Saleem JessaniAga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan (Drs Jessani and Saleem).
Sarah SaleemAga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan (Drs Jessani and Saleem).
Robert L GoldenbergColumbia University, New York, NY (Dr Goldenberg).
Kunal KurheLata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India (Drs Kurhe and Das).
Prabir DasLata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India (Drs Kurhe and Das).
Patricia L HibberdBoston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA (Dr Hibberd).
Emmah AchiengDepartment of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya (Ms Achieng and Drs Nyongesa and Esamai).
Paul NyongesaDepartment of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya (Ms Achieng and Drs Nyongesa and Esamai).
Fabian EsamaiDepartment of Child Health and Paediatrics, Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya (Ms Achieng and Drs Nyongesa and Esamai).
Edward A LiechtySchool of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (Drs Liechty and Bucher).
Sherri BucherSchool of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (Drs Liechty and Bucher).
Norman GocoRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (Mr Goco, Mses Hemingway-Foday and Moore, and Dr McClure).
Jennifer Hemingway-FodayRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (Mr Goco, Mses Hemingway-Foday and Moore, and Dr McClure).
Janet MooreRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (Mr Goco, Mses Hemingway-Foday and Moore, and Dr McClure).
Elizabeth M McClureRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (Mr Goco, Mses Hemingway-Foday and Moore, and Dr McClure).
Robert M SilverUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Dr Silver).
Richard J DermanThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (Dr Derman).
Aspirin Supplementation for Pregnancy Indicated Risk Reduction In Nulliparas Study Group
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College · INRTI International · USMoi University · KEUniversity of Kinshasa · CDAga Khan University · PKChristiana Care Health System · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USLata Medical Research Foundation · INUniversity Teaching Hospital · ZMBoston University · USColumbia University · USInstitute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama · GTThomas Jefferson University · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of Denver · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Zika in Pregnancy Supplemental Funding requestU01HD040636 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI MCCLURE, ELIZABETH M · 2001 to 2017
$37.5M
Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research Data Coordinating CenterU24HD092094 · NICHD · RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE · PI Elizabeth M McClure · 2017 to 2026
$17.8M
Interventions to Reduce Infant Mortality and Morbidity in Low Resource SettingsUG1HD078437 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WALDEMAR A. CARLO FONT · 2018 to 2026
$5.6M
The University of North Carolina-Kinshasa School of Public Health Research Partnership in the Democratic Republic of Congo; a Model for Improving Women'sand Children's Health Through ResearchUG1HD076465 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MELISSA SCHWEIKHART BAUSERMAN · 2018 to 2026
$5.6M
Nutrition-specific interventions to improve long-term maternal-child health outcomesUG1HD076474 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Edwin Jose Asturias, NANCY F KREBS · 2018 to 2026
$5.4M
The Global Network and Preconception Maternal NutritionU10HD076474 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI HAMBIDGE, K MICHAEL, KREBS, NANCY F · 2013 to 2017
$5.1M
Columbia University/Aga Khan University Global Network Research UnitUG1HD078438 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ROBERT L GOLDENBERG · 2018 to 2026
$5.1M
Global Network for Women's and Children's Health ResearchU10HD076461 · NICHD · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI LIECHTY, EDWARD A. · 2013 to 2017
$4.1M
Heart Rate Detection during Resuucitation to Reduce Early Neonatal MortalityU10HD078437 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CARLO FONT, WALDEMAR A. · 2013 to 2017
$3.3M
Columbia University/Aga Khan University Global Network Research UnitU10HD078438 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GOLDENBERG, ROBERT L · 2013 to 2017
$3.2M
Maternal and Child Health Benefits from Reducing Household Air PollutionU10HD078439 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HIBBERD, PATRICIA L · 2013 to 2017
$3.1M
NICHD NIH HHS U01 HD040636NICHD NIH HHS U10 HD076461NICHD NIH HHS U10 HD076474NICHD NIH HHS U10 HD078437NICHD NIH HHS U10 HD078438NICHD NIH HHS U10 HD078439NICHD NIH HHS U24 HD092094NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD076465NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD076474NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD078437NICHD NIH HHS UG1 HD078438
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Aspirin Supplementation for Pregnancy Indicated Risk Reduction In Nulliparas trial was a landmark study that demonstrated a reduction in preterm birth and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in nulliparous women who received low-dose aspirin. All women in the study had at least 1 moderate-risk factor for preeclampsia (nulliparity). Unlike current US Preventative Service Task Force guidelines, which recommend low-dose aspirin for ≥2 moderate-risk factors, women in this study were randomized to receive low-dose aspirin regardless of the presence or absence of an additional risk factor.

objectiveThis study aimed to compare how low-dose aspirin differentially benefits nulliparous women with and without additional preeclampsia risk factors for the prevention of preterm birth and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. STUDY

designThis was a non-prespecified secondary analysis of the Aspirin Supplementation for Pregnancy Indicated Risk Reduction In Nulliparas trial that randomized nulliparous women with singleton pregnancies from 6 low-middle-income countries to receive low-dose aspirin or placebo. Our primary exposure was having an additional preeclampsia risk factor beyond nulliparity. Our primary outcome was preterm birth before 37 weeks of gestation, and our secondary outcomes included preterm birth before 34 weeks of gestation, preterm birth before 28 weeks of gestation, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and perinatal mortality.

resultsAmong 11,558 nulliparous women who met the inclusion criteria, 66.8% had no additional risk factors. Low-dose aspirin similarly reduced the risk of preterm birth at <37 weeks of gestation in women with and without additional risk factors (relative risk: 0.75 vs 0.85; P=.35). Additionally for our secondary outcomes, low-dose aspirin similarly reduced the risk of preterm birth at <28 weeks of gestation, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and perinatal mortality in women with and without additional risk factors. The reduction of preterm birth at <34 weeks of gestation with low-dose aspirin was significantly greater in women without additional risk factors than those with an additional risk factor (relative risk: 0.69 vs 1.04; P=.04).

conclusionLow-dose aspirin's ability to prevent preterm birth, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and perinatal mortality was similar in nulliparous women with and without additional risk factors. Professional societies should consider recommending low-dose aspirin to all nulliparous women.

Indexed as

Hypertension, Pregnancy-InducedPerinatal DeathPre-EclampsiaPremature BirthAspirinFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMalePregnancyRisk FactorsAspirinaspirinlow-dose aspirinpreeclampsiapreterm birthUS Preventative Service Task Force

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PMID37574046
PMCPMC11132314
OpenAlexW4385781381

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