Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Health Among Children With Congenital Heart Defects
Lead Sponsor:
The Hospital for Sick Children
Conditions:
Congenital Heart Defects
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-11 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Quality of life and heart health are intimately connected to childhood physical activity participation (PAP). Physical activity is critical to childhood growth, development, learning, socialization, a...
Detailed Description
Therefore, we hypothesize that psychosocial factors are important determinants of PAP in this population. Our most recent research with children who have univentricular heart indicates that gross moto...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Successful repair of one of the following congenital heart defects: transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD), arterial switch repair of transposition of the great arteries (TGA), surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), or Fontan procedure for a functionally univentricular heart (UVH).
- At least one year after most recent open heart surgery.
- 4 to 11 years of age and attending elementary school at first study visit.
Exclusion
- Identification of exercise contraindications/limitations by the responsible cardiologist.
- Other disabilities or medical conditions that may influence PAP. Children who achieve 90 minutes of MVPA on 5 or more days per week during the baseline assessment will be excluded from the intervention phase. The study interventions are not designed to increase MVPA among children who already achieve the Health Canada guidelines for PAP.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
172 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00974688
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
August 27 2013
Active Locations (1)
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The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada