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Pregnancy clues to heart risk: new study aims for a simple app
NCT ID NCT07356817
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 1,260 women 3 to 6 years after their first pregnancy to see how pregnancy complications like preeclampsia affect heart health. Researchers will check blood pressure, heart function, and artery health, and also look at lifestyle and environment. The goal is to create an easy-to-use tool, possibly a mobile app, to help women and doctors spot heart risks early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple app or test that helps women and doctors assess heart disease risk early, using pregnancy history and lifestyle.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not produce a usable tool, and results may not apply to all women or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Young women who presented an index pregnancy with and without placental complications, who have previously participated in cohort studies performed by our group identifying biophysical, biochemical, psychosocial and environmental cardiovascular risk factors during pregnancy
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Patients who participated in the BiSC (Barcelona Life Study Cohort), EuroPE (Randomized open-label control trial to evaluate if the incorporation of sFlt1/PlGF ratio in the diagnosis and classification of PE improves maternal and perinatal outcomes in women with suspicion of the disease; PI16/00375) and AngioCor (Cardiac dysfunction and remodeling in patients with preeclampsia regulated by antiangiogenic environment: clinical and experimental approach, PI19/00702) cohort studies * Who have delivered within the previous 3-6 years. * Give written consent when invited to participate in this study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness to participate in this study * Probability of loss to follow-up.
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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
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08025, Spain
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