Understanding Environmental Factors for Children's Health

Enriching ECHO Cohorts with High-risk Pregnancies and Children with Health Challenges (Enriching ECHO)

['FUNDING_OTHER'] · HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · NIH-11319090

This project aims to understand how environmental factors and personal choices during and after pregnancy affect the health and well-being of children, especially those facing health challenges.

Quick facts

Phase['FUNDING_OTHER']
Study typeNih_funding
SexAll
SponsorHACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (nih funded)
Locations1 site (HACKENSACK, UNITED STATES)
Trial IDNIH-11319090 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What this research studies

We want to learn how different things in a child's environment, both before and after birth, influence their health as they grow up. This includes looking at how factors like parenting styles and social support might help children with ongoing health issues thrive. Our goal is to find specific, changeable factors that can lead to better health outcomes for all children, particularly those with physical, sensory, or developmental challenges. We plan to recruit pregnant individuals at higher risk and work with communities to ensure our approach is helpful and inclusive.

Who could benefit from this research

Good fit: Ideal participants would include pregnant individuals identified as high-risk and families with children who have physical, sensory, or developmental challenges.

Not a fit: Patients who are not pregnant or do not have children within the specified age range or health conditions would not directly benefit from participating in this specific cohort.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: This work could help identify ways to support children with health challenges and promote positive health for all children throughout their lives.

How similar studies have performed: This project builds upon existing research within the ECHO program by specifically focusing on high-risk pregnancies and children with health challenges to identify new modifiable factors.

Where this research is happening

HACKENSACK, UNITED STATES

Researchers

About this research

  1. This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
  2. Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
  3. For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.

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