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Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of app-assisted Home-based cardiac rehabilitation (iHeart) program for children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: a multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of app-assisted Home-based cardiac rehabilitation (iHeart) program for children and adolescents with congenital heart disease: a multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300071032
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-04-28
Start date
2023-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Congenital heart disease

Interventions

Intervention:App assisted home cardiac rehabilitation
Control group:Usual care with no rehabilitation program during the study

Sponsors

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1: Patients with a CHD, as defined by the international anatomic and clinical classification of CHD 2: Male or female aged 6 ~18 years old 3: CPET performed within the last 3 months with VO2max<80% of predicted VO2max or VAT<55% of predicted VO2max 4: Written informed consent for legal guardians, and formal assent for teenagers

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1: Absolute contraindications for CPET 2: Acute myocarditis, pericarditis, or systemic illness 3: Symptomatic aortic stenosis 4: Uncontrolled arrhythmia, hypertension, or heart failure (NYHA IV) 5: Severe musculoskeletal abnormalities 6: Cardiac surgery planned during the study 7: Patients who have undertaken cardiac rehabilitation within the last 24 months 8: Patients who cant understand the study information or complete the study procedures/questionnaires

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Level of physical activity;

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PedsQL score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang, Weizhi

The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

zhangwz@csu.edu.cn+86 13507312543

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026