Status:

RECRUITING

Remote Cardiac Rehab for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Kansas

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Conditions:

Congenital Heart Disease in Children

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-19 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of video conferencing for the delivery of live-supervised, real-time cardiac rehabilitation (CR) exercise training to grou...

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of live, in-home, group-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) exercise training compared to standard care (active) control. Participants wi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 12-19 years old
  • Male or Female
  • Diagnosed with one of three congenital heart diseases:
  • Univentricular heart with Fontan Palliation Tetralogy of Fallot with transannular patch Dextro-transposition of the great arteries with arterial switch operation
  • Primary Cardiology clearance for exercise participation
  • Internet access in their homes
  • Available for in-home exercise between 4-7pm on at least 3 days of the Monday-Friday work week
  • English Speaking
  • Achieving maximal effort on a cardiopulmonary exercise test, defined as RER ≥1.1 and/or in the judgement of the supervising exercise physiologist, a maximal effort was achieved but exercise capacity is limited by musculoskeletal deconditioning.

Exclusion

  • Physically or developmentally unable to perform outcomes assessments or participate in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity
  • Participating in \> 15 MET-hours per week (mean weekly average over the past 12-months) of organized athletic/exercise activity (not including school physical education class).
  • Height less than 132cm
  • Pregnancy or planned surgery or procedure (excluding outpatient, non-cardiac procedures) within the 12-week study period.
  • Meeting at least 1 exercise test safety or screening criteria on most recent exercise test (pre-study) or baseline outcomes visit exercise test
  • Presence of significant cardiac dysfunction that would impair safe participation in moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise
  • Significant changes baseline echocardiogram or most recent clinical echocardiogram (from past clinical echocardiogram) such as decrease in ventricular and/or valvar function, new obstruction, or any new structural abnormalities
  • Uncontrolled or poorly controlled asthma
  • Presence of implanted cardioverter-defibrillator
  • Pacemaker with rate-responsive function initiated
  • Reliance on ventricular assist device
  • Prescribed milrinone medication
  • Listed for heart transplantation
  • Active engagement in hormone replacement for gender transition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 31 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

74 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06015191

Start Date

August 31 2023

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

May 11 2025

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Children's Mercy Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108