Moms' stress in pregnancy linked to baby brain outcomes in heart defect study

NCT ID NCT06711666

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study looks at 174 mothers whose babies were diagnosed with serious heart defects before birth. Researchers will track the mothers' mental health from the third trimester until the baby is one year old, and then test the babies' brain development. The goal is to understand if a mother's stress, anxiety, or depression during pregnancy affects how her child's brain grows after heart surgery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help identify ways to support mothers' mental health during pregnancy to improve brain development in children with heart defects.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any intervention, so results may only suggest associations, not causes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congenital heart disease dextro-looped transposition of the great arteries hypoplastic left heart syndrome Stress, Psychological transposition of the great arteries

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE D-TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES HYPOPLASTIC LEFT HEART SYNDROME

Contacts and locations

Locations

CHU de Montpellier
RECRUITING

Montpellier, France
Hopital Haut Leveque
RECRUITING

Pessac, France
Hopital Necker Enfants Malades
RECRUITING

Paris, France
Hopital de Marseille la Timone
RECRUITING

Marseille, France
Institut Saint Pierre
RECRUITING

Palavas-les-Flots, France

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