New decision aid aims to cut heart disease risk in women after complicated pregnancies
NCT ID NCT05826925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a decision aid—a tool that provides information and goal-setting exercises—to help women who had high blood pressure during pregnancy take steps to protect their heart health after childbirth. The goal is to improve engagement in preventive care like blood pressure control, weight management, and physical activity. The study involves 30 women who recently delivered at the University of Utah and who speak English or Spanish.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- decision aid
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this decision aid could help women after hypertensive pregnancy better manage their heart health and reduce future cardiovascular risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply widely. The decision aid may not significantly change health behaviors or outcomes.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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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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: * Delivered a pregnancy complicated by a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy at the University of Utah during the current hospital admission * Ability to speak and read English or Spanish * Written informed consent obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiovascular disease diagnosis (history of peripheral artery disease, stroke, or myocardial infarction) * Impairment of cognitive function or vision that prohibits communication and/or reading the decision aid.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Utah Hospital
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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