Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH) During Pregnancy

Description

This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern Appalachian region of Central Pennsylvania.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases, Pregnancy Related, Sedentary Behavior

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Study overview

This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern Appalachian region of Central Pennsylvania.

Promoting Cardiovascular Health of Northern Appalachian Women During and After Pregnancy: PSU Maternal Pilot Study

Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH) During Pregnancy

Condition
Cardiovascular Diseases
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Altoona

UPMC Home Health, Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States, 16601

Danville

Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Nulliparous pregnant woman
  • 2. Age ≥ 18 years old
  • 3. Enrolled in and receiving the Nurse-Family Partnership program through the Geisinger Clinic or UPMC Home Health Care of Central PA
  • 4. English speaking
  • 5. Women with a singleton viable pregnancy confirmed by NFP home visitors
  • 6. Access to reliable internet service required for data collection
  • 7. A minimum of 5 women with use of nicotine containing products (cigarette, cigar, hookah, chewing tobacco, e-cigarette, patch) within the past 3 months
  • 1. Unable or unwilling to comply with the study visits and procedures
  • 2. Participation in a concurrent interventional study
  • 3. Diagnosis of cancer
  • 4. A personal history of complex congenital heart disease
  • 5. A fetus in the current pregnancy with known chromosomal abnormalities or birth defects inconsistent with survival to 2 years will be excluded

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Penn State University,

Ian M Paul, MD, MSc, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Penn State University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-31