Prenatal therapy eases anxiety for moms of Heart-Defect babies
NCT ID NCT07582861
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a virtual psychological support program called HeartGPS for mothers whose babies are diagnosed with congenital heart disease before birth. About 210 mothers and their infants will take part, with some receiving the program plus usual care and others only usual care. The goal is to see if the program reduces maternal anxiety during pregnancy and after delivery.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Both mothers and infants are study participants. Inclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant individual carrying a fetus diagnosed with CHD or biological mother of an infant diagnosed with CHD in the neonatal period. 2. Fetus or newborn with CHD anticipated to require cardiac surgery or transcatheter intervention in the first 30 days of life. 3. CHD diagnosis received between 16.0 and 30.0 weeks gestation. 4. Singleton pregnancy. 5. Pregnant mother is planning to continue the pregnancy and pursue surgical or transcatheter intervention for the infant. 5\. Pregnant mother is able to participate and complete study assessments in English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Mother, fetal, or infant medical condition determined by a treating clinician to be contraindicative to study participation. 2. Mother with a severe, untreated psychiatric condition, substance use disorder, or other circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with engagement with study tasks or safe participation in the trial. 3. Mother with a moderate to severe intellectual disability or is otherwise unable to provide informed consent. 4. Postnatal diagnosis of CHD. 5. Fetus with a comorbid condition with a predictable and major impact on neurodevelopment (e.g., Trisomy 21, DiGeorge syndrome). 6. Pregnant individual is aged \<18 years. 7. Pregnant individual is carrying a surrogate pregnancy. 8. Consented mother completes \<70% of survey questions at first (baseline) assessment.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
17 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90027, United States
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Children's Hospital of New York
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10032, United States
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Children's Mercy Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Golisano Children's at UK
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLexington, Kentucky, 40502, United States
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGMemphis, Tennessee, 38103, United States
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Lurie Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Phoenix Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
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Primary Children's Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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