Heart watch: new study tests At-Home monitoring to protect new moms
NCT ID NCT05534932
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether remote monitoring and guideline-directed therapy can prevent heart dysfunction in African American women who had preeclampsia. Twenty participants will use a tablet, blood pressure cuff, and scale at home for three months after delivery. The goal is to see if this approach improves heart strain measurements compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Remote patient monitoring (blood pressure cuff, scale, tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple way to prevent lasting heart damage after preeclampsia in a high-risk group.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is monitoring, not a new drug, so the impact may be modest.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- 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: 1. Adults between 18 and 45 years of age 2. African American 3. \>120/80 BP at the time of their 6-month visit in the PARENT study 4. Diagnosed with preeclampsia 5. Initially presented to University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) for a Singleton Gestation Delivery 6. Completed the 6 month visit in the PARENT study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those who cannot provide consent 2. patients with preexisting cardiomyopathy, ischemic or valvular heart disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, multiple gestations, 3. Unable to operate the RPM tablet device
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Chicago Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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