Massive heart biobank launches to unlock secrets of adult heart disease
NCT ID NCT07477197
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is building a large collection of blood samples and health information from 5,000 adults with congenital heart disease and related conditions. Researchers will use this data to better understand how these diseases work and what affects patient health. No treatments or medications are being tested—the goal is to support future research.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2050
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.
Who is studied
Participants will include individuals aged 16 years or older who are suspected of having or diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD), other cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, connective tissue disease, or a genetic condition; healthy volunteers, and comparison participants without CHD but with a diagnosis of heart failure or pulmonary hypertension.
- Ages
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16 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: 1. Any person ≥ 16 years-old suspected of having or diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD), other cardiovascular disease (CVD), pulmonary hypertension, connective tissue disease, or genetic syndrome/diagnosis. 2. Additionally, a cohort (Control group A) of control subjects will be enrolled, again ≥16 years-old, self-reported non-smokers without a known history of diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, or chronic kidney disease. These controls will be either: 1. A family member or other person accompanying a patient to a clinical encounter; or, 2. A volunteer recruited via an advertisement; or, 3. Another person who volunteers to enroll in HIBR-ACHD. 3. A cohort (Control group B) of comparison subjects who do not have CHD, but have a diagnosis of heart failure or pulmonary hypertension. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent/assent personally or via a legal guardian. * Considered unsafe to collect the biospecimen determined by either a clinical provider or an HIBR-ACHD investigator. * Overnight hospitalization for non-obstetric reason with discharge in the prior 30 days.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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