Home heart monitoring could stop deadly fetal heart block in its tracks
NCT ID NCT04474223
First seen May 04, 2026 · Last updated Jun 19, 2026 · Updated 14 times
Summary
This study tests whether pregnant women at high risk for fetal heart block can use a home monitor to catch early signs of the condition. If detected, they receive steroids and IVIG to try to reverse the block before it becomes permanent. The goal is to prevent stillbirth and the need for a lifelong pacemaker.
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Children's Hospital of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States
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Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Columbia University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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Mount Sinai
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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NYU Langone Health
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Perinatal Associates of New Mexico
RECRUITINGRio Rancho, New Mexico, 87124, United States
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Phoenix Children's Hospital/Dignity Health
RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94305, United States
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Stollery Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, AB T6G 2B7, Canada
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UH Rainbow Babies / Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California-San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Colorado, Denver (UCD)
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80204, United States
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University of Kentucky / Kentucky Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Louisville / Norton Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of Michigan / C. S. Mott Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Utah Health
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84102, United States
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University of Vermont Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBurlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Yale University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
Active substance
Dexamethasone and IVIG
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a way to detect and reverse early fetal heart block, preventing permanent damage and reducing deaths.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with a small number of participants. The treatments (steroids and IVIG) have risks, and it's not yet known if they will work or if home monitoring is reliable.
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.