Can extra doctor visits after birth save Mothers' hearts?
NCT ID NCT06615076
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether having more frequent checkups with an obstetric provider or a study nurse during the first year after childbirth can help women with high blood pressure or diabetes manage their health better. One hundred women with Medicaid insurance who had these conditions during pregnancy will be followed. The goal is to see if this approach improves blood pressure and blood sugar control, potentially reducing long-term heart disease risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Postpartum visits with obstetric care providers or study nurse
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that more frequent, tailored postpartum visits help control blood pressure and diabetes, reducing long-term heart risks.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (100 participants) testing a care model, not a drug. Results may not apply to all patients or insurance types.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age 18 or older * Pregnant individuals * Planning to deliver and continue postpartum care at the University of Maryland Medical Center * Diagnosis of HDP or diabetes (pre-gestational or gestational) before discharge from admission for delivery * Medicaid insurance coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years of age * Fetal demise * No diagnosis of HDP and/or diabetes (pre-gestational or gestational) * Non-Medicaid insurance coverage
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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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University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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