Heart health support for moms and young children through home visits
Enhancing Cardiovascular Health in Mothers and Children Through Home Visiting
['FUNDING_OTHER'] · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · NIH-11262425
This project will offer home visits to pregnant women and families with young children to improve sleep and heart health, focusing on low-income and underrepresented communities.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_OTHER'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (SAINT LOUIS, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11262425 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
This supplement builds on an ongoing ENRICH home-visiting program to study sleep health during pregnancy in low socioeconomic status and underrepresented minority women. Researchers will measure multiple sleep domains — including regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency, duration, and sleep disorders like sleep-disordered breathing and insomnia — using robust sleep measures. The team will link sleep data with social determinants of health such as neighborhood environment, sociocultural context, and health care access. Findings will be used to inform how home visiting can better support maternal sleep and cardiovascular health for families in underserved communities.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Pregnant women (especially in the third trimester) from low socioeconomic backgrounds or underrepresented minority groups, and families enrolled in the ENRICH home-visiting program, are the ideal participants.
Not a fit: People who are not pregnant, not part of the targeted low-SES or underrepresented groups, or not connected to participating home-visiting sites may not be eligible or directly benefit.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to better sleep and heart-health support during pregnancy and help tailor home-visiting programs to reduce health disparities.
How similar studies have performed: Some home-visiting programs have improved maternal and child outcomes, but using detailed, multi-domain sleep measures in low-SES pregnant populations is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
SAINT LOUIS, UNITED STATES
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY — SAINT LOUIS, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: HAIRE-JOSHU, DEBRA — WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- Study coordinator: HAIRE-JOSHU, DEBRA
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.