ENRICH: Coordinating program to improve heart health for mothers and young children
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH) Multisite Resource and Coordinating Center
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · NIH-11388470
This program will support home visits plus mobile and telehealth tools to help mothers and children build heart-healthy habits and stay connected to care.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11388470 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
You and your child would get support through trained home visitors who work with families where they already receive care, using mobile apps and telehealth when helpful. The coordinating center at Johns Hopkins will create a common program that can be used across different home‑visiting models, train staff, and guide how the work is delivered. The project will collect simple heart-health measurements for mothers and children and follow them over time to see which approaches help most. The team will also look at social and access factors that make it easier or harder for families to benefit.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are pregnant people, new mothers, and families with children up to about 11 years old who are enrolled in participating evidence-based home-visiting programs and at elevated risk for poor cardiovascular health.
Not a fit: Families who are not enrolled in a participating home-visiting program or who cannot access the program's in-person or digital services may not directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could help lower future heart disease risk for mothers and children and reduce health disparities by making prevention support easier to access early in life.
How similar studies have performed: Past home-visiting programs have improved some maternal and child health outcomes, but using a common cardiovascular-focused program across multiple home-visiting models with added mHealth and telehealth elements is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES
- JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — BALTIMORE, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: MINKOVITZ, CYNTHIA S — JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: MINKOVITZ, CYNTHIA S
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.