Beneficial Effects of Antenatal Magnesium Sulfate (BEAM Trial)

This study has been completed.

Study NCT00014989 Information provided by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

First Received: April 17, 2001 Last Updated: May 12, 2010 History of Changes

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Study Status:	This study has been completed.
Study Completion Date:	June 2007
Primary Completion Date:	February 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Publications:

Rouse DJ, Hirtz DG, Thom E, Varner MW, Spong CY, Mercer BM, Iams JD, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Alexander JM, Harper M, Thorp JM Jr, Ramin SM, Malone FD, Carpenter M, Miodovnik M, Moawad A, O'Sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Hankins GD, Langer O, Caritis SN, Roberts JM, for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. A randomized, controlled trial of magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy. New England Journal of Medicine, 359:895-905, 2008.

Costantine M, Weiner S, for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Effects of Antenatal Exposure to Magnesium Sulfate on Neuroprotection and Mortality in Preterm Infants: A Meta-analysis. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 114(2, Part 1):354-364, 2009.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Twickler DM, McIntire DD, Alexander JM, Leveno KJ. Effects of magnesium sulfate on preterm fetal cerebral blood flow using Doppler analysis: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan;115(1):21-5.

Rouse DJ, Hirtz DG, Thom E, Varner MW, Spong CY, Mercer BM, Iams JD, Wapner RJ, Sorokin Y, Alexander JM, Harper M, Thorp JM Jr, Ramin SM, Malone FD, Carpenter M, Miodovnik M, Moawad A, O'Sullivan MJ, Peaceman AM, Hankins GD, Langer O, Caritis SN, Roberts JM; Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. A randomized, controlled trial of magnesium sulfate for the prevention of cerebral palsy. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 28;359(9):895-905.