Status:

COMPLETED

Neurodevelopmental Rehabilitation for Toddlers With Complex Heart Defects

Lead Sponsor:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Conditions:

Heart Defects

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-24 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the feasibility of using a home-based, parent-delivered model for providing neurodevelopmental rehabilitation programmes to infants who have had surgery f...

Detailed Description

Neurodevelopmental deficits are a common morbidity among children who receive surgical treatment for complex congenital heart defects in infancy. Over 40% of children with complex heart defects will h...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Families will be eligible to participate in this study if the child:
  • Had the arterial switch operation (for transposition of the great arteries) or has had a Glenn procedure (for functional single ventricle).
  • Is medically stable for normal infant activities.
  • Is between 12 and 24 months of age in January 2010.

Exclusion

  • Families will be excluded from study participation if:
  • The child has a recognized syndrome or other disability affecting neurodevelopment.
  • The child has had a medical procedure in the 3 months preceding the baseline study assessment.
  • The cardiologist responsible for the child's care refuses to allow the child's participation.
  • The child performs substantially above age-appropriate developmental milestones during the initial assessment (in which case an intervention is unlikely to have a detectable additional benefit).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01239784

Start Date

October 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2010

Last Update

August 27 2013

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The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8