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Queensland trial giving Viagra to pregnant women halted after Netherlands deaths | Queensland trial giving Viagra to pregnant women halted after Netherlands deaths |
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A Queensland study on reducing foetal distress during childbirth through the use of Viagra has been paused after the death of 11 babies in a clinical trial in the Netherlands using the same drug. | A Queensland study on reducing foetal distress during childbirth through the use of Viagra has been paused after the death of 11 babies in a clinical trial in the Netherlands using the same drug. |
Mater Research Institute professor Sailesh Kumar said the study at the Mater Mother’s hospital used a much lower dosage of Sildenafil, which is sold as Viagra and dilates blood vessels in the pelvis, compared to the Dutch study. | Mater Research Institute professor Sailesh Kumar said the study at the Mater Mother’s hospital used a much lower dosage of Sildenafil, which is sold as Viagra and dilates blood vessels in the pelvis, compared to the Dutch study. |
The Queensland study was used over a significantly shorter time frame and for different reasons, but it had been paused as a precautionary measure while he gathered more information from the Dutch researchers, he added. | The Queensland study was used over a significantly shorter time frame and for different reasons, but it had been paused as a precautionary measure while he gathered more information from the Dutch researchers, he added. |
Eleven babies die after Dutch women given Viagra in drug trial | |
“Our study is in a very completely different context,” Kumar said on Wednesday. | “Our study is in a very completely different context,” Kumar said on Wednesday. |
“We are using Sildenafil in women with full-term pregnancies who are appropriately grown. These are babies at 37 and beyond weeks. | “We are using Sildenafil in women with full-term pregnancies who are appropriately grown. These are babies at 37 and beyond weeks. |
“Our primary aim is to see if it reduces the risk of a baby becoming distressed in labour.” | “Our primary aim is to see if it reduces the risk of a baby becoming distressed in labour.” |
The Dutch study, which started in 2015, looked at possible beneficial effects of increased blood flow to the placenta in mothers whose unborn babies were severely underdeveloped. | The Dutch study, which started in 2015, looked at possible beneficial effects of increased blood flow to the placenta in mothers whose unborn babies were severely underdeveloped. |
Eleven babies of mothers using the medication died. | Eleven babies of mothers using the medication died. |
When the overseas trial was stopped on Monday, roughly half of the 183 participating pregnant women were taking Sildenafil, the Amsterdam University’s academic medical centre (AMC) said in a statement. | When the overseas trial was stopped on Monday, roughly half of the 183 participating pregnant women were taking Sildenafil, the Amsterdam University’s academic medical centre (AMC) said in a statement. |
Kumar said a decision on the future of the Queensland study would be decided within a fortnight and, in the meantime, they have stopped recruiting mothers for their research. | Kumar said a decision on the future of the Queensland study would be decided within a fortnight and, in the meantime, they have stopped recruiting mothers for their research. |
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He said about 240 women had taken part in the study and there had been no adverse outcomes, comparing mothers who had taken a placebo pill and those who had been administered Sildenafil. | He said about 240 women had taken part in the study and there had been no adverse outcomes, comparing mothers who had taken a placebo pill and those who had been administered Sildenafil. |
“Our preliminary outcomes are promising,” he said. | “Our preliminary outcomes are promising,” he said. |
“In light of these results from Holland, we are going to go back and discuss the matter with them and make a decision over the next one or two weeks.” | “In light of these results from Holland, we are going to go back and discuss the matter with them and make a decision over the next one or two weeks.” |
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