Status:

COMPLETED

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation for Adolescents and Adults With Congenital Heart Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Boston Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Congenital Heart Disease

Heart Defects, Congenital

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that participation in a formal cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program improves aerobic exercise capacity and quality of life over the medium term for patients with cong...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able and willing to participate in a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program and repeated cardiopulmonary exercise testing
  • pVO2≤80% predicted (impaired aerobic capacity) on baseline exercise test
  • congenital heart disease of at least moderate complexity

Exclusion

  • Cardiac intervention (cath/surg) within prior 6m
  • Planned cardiac intervention (cath/surg) within 12m
  • Formal cardiac rehabilitation within 24m
  • Current/recent (delivery\<90d prior) pregnancy, planned pregnancy within 12m
  • Active heart failure, hospitalization or major change in clinical status over prior 30d
  • Other recent or planned events expected to have a significant impact on exercise capacity
  • Baseline oxygen saturation \<92%

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01822769

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2017

Last Update

January 25 2018

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Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115