New program aims to boost development in babies born with defects
NCT ID NCT07372898
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called H-HOPE for babies born with birth defects who need surgery soon after birth. The program includes special care and support to help with feeding, growth, and brain development, while also improving parents' mental health. About 40 babies and their parents will take part to see if this approach works better than standard hospital care.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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1 week to 8 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion criteria: * Infants and one or both of their parents, born with a congenital defect and requiring major surgery during the neonatal period, including congenital heart disease. * At the time of H-HOPE initiation, infants must be \<48 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA), clinically stable (no vital sign instability during routine nursing care) on respiratory support \< a nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute, and off all intravenous (IV) pain medications. Exclusion criteria: * Infants born at \<34 weeks gestation, * Infants born with congenital defects involving the nervous system (i.e., spina bifida, congenital hydrocephalus), * Infants with genetic syndromes, * Infants with a history of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, * Infants with a history of mechanical ventilation lasting 30 or more days, or * Infants that are wards of the state.
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Locations
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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