🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-10-22

The Heart Outcomes in Pregnancy Expectations (H.O.P.E) Registry (NCT04828070)

The Heart Outcomes in Pregnancy Expectations (H.O.P.E) Registry Pilot

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Saint Luke's Health System

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

Prospective US registry of pregnant women with cardiac disease to address the substantial gaps in knowledge surrounding these patients, in order to improve future care.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (11 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (2 items).

Location: Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City — Kansas City, Missouri

Age range: 18 Years to 55 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • Observation (OTHER)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Unable to provide written informed consent

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)

  • Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City — Kansas City, Missouri

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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