HEARTPrep: A Virtually-delivered Psychosocial Intervention for Mothers Expecting a Baby With Congenital Heart Disease
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Conditions studied: Congenital Heart Disease
In brief
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common birth defect and is increasingly diagnosed prenatally. Mothers describe their prenatal experiences as highly stressful and traumatic after a diagnosis of CHD. Maternal stress during pregnancy exerts a powerful influence on birth outcomes and developmental trajectories, particularly for children in underserved populations. In partnership with diverse parent and clinician stakeholders, our team designed HEARTPrep, an innovative, virtually-delivered psychosocial intervention for mothers expecting a baby with CHD. This project will pilot HEARTPrep with mothers expecting a baby with CHD to obtain preliminary data for a larger future trial. This intervention has the potential to improve emotional wellbeing in mothers expecting a baby with CHD, thereby altering developmental trajectories for this large population of children.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05129631
- Run by
- Nemours Children's Clinic
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2023-07-14
- Expected to finish
- 2025-05-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-07-03
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Expectant mothers carrying a fetus with congenital heart disease expected to require cardiac surgery in the first year of life
- Partners of participating expectant mothers can also participate together with the mother
- Receiving fetal cardiac care at Nemours Children's Health
- Speaks English or Spanish fluently
- Age 18 or older
- Access to a computer, tablet or mobile device with internet access
You may not qualify if…
- Fetus has a genetic syndrome or other comorbid condition associated with a life expectancy of less than one year
Where it is running
- Nemours Children's Health — Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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