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

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    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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  • Children's Hospital of Minnesota

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    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

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  • Children's National Medical Center/George Washington University

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    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

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  • Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

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  • Columbia University Medical Center

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    New York, New York, 10032, United States

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  • Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)

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    Norfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States

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  • Mount Sinai

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    New York, New York, 10029, United States

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  • NYU Langone Health

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    New York, New York, 10016, United States

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  • Perinatal Associates of New Mexico

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    Rio Rancho, New Mexico, 87124, United States

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  • Phoenix Children's Hospital/Dignity Health

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    Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States

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  • Seattle Children's Hospital

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    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

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  • Stanford University

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    Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

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  • Stollery Children's Hospital

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    Edmonton, Alberta, AB T6G 2B7, Canada

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  • UH Rainbow Babies / Children's Hospital

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    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

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  • University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)

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    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

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  • University of California-San Francisco

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    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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  • University of Colorado, Denver (UCD)

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    Aurora, Colorado, 80204, United States

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  • University of Kentucky / Kentucky Children's Hospital

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    Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

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  • University of Louisville / Norton Children's Hospital

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    Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States

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  • University of Michigan / C. S. Mott Children's Hospital

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    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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  • University of Utah Health

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    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84102, United States

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  • University of Vermont Children's Hospital

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    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

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  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

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  • Yale University School of Medicine

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    New 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.

atrioventricular block congenital heart block

As listed by the trial registrant

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