New study aims to make heart trials more inclusive for women and minorities
NCT ID NCT06347484
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests different ways to reach and enroll women and Black/Latino adults in heart disease research. Participants receive educational text messages about heart health and research opportunities. The goal is to see if these methods increase diversity and trust in clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention (recruitment method and educational text messages)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help make future heart disease studies more diverse and inclusive, leading to better treatments for all.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on recruitment methods, not a treatment. It may not directly improve health outcomes or change how trials are run.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant is 18 years or older * Residing in the US * Self-identifies as having cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular risk factors * Has a mobile phone and is willing to receive text-messages * Can read in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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