Online Quality of Life Monitoring for the optimization of care programs for cardiac disease in children and adolescents

Online Quality of Life Monitoring for the optimization of care programs for cardiac disease in children and adolescents - LQM

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016358

Enrollment

520

Registered

2019-02-22

Start date

2019-06-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Behavioral abnormalities and Quality of Life within congenital cardiac defects

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: monitoring using standardized computer-based screening questionnaires for patients (school age or above) or their parents

forwarding abnormal results to the treating physician (pediatrician, general practitioner) in order to induce prompt subject-specific clarification (QoLM) Group 2: Control group: Treatment-as-usual (T

without access to the results (doctor & patient)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children between the ages of 0-17 years; diagnosis of a congenital heart diseases; appointment for regular ambulant treatment in a participating clinical institution; informed consent of the legal guardian concerning the participation of the study; informed assent of the children/adolescents (as far as possible regarding the developmental status); sufficient German, English, or Turkish language skills of the patient (8 years or above) and/or the adult companion in order to comprehend the content of the questionnaires and the interview.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency treatments (urgent, superior medical acute interventions which (initially) prevent the realization of the screening interview); patients with a known intellectual disability and/or a syndromal development disorder (e.g. trisomy 21); privately insured patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of the early detection of the need for rehabilitation within patients with congenital heart disease	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility in clinical daily routine, participants satisfaction, health-related quality of life, reduction of behavioral abnormalities	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMandy Niemitz

Universitätsklinikum Ulm Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie/Psychotherapie

mandy.niemitz@uniklinik-ulm.de0731 500-62660

Outcome results

None listed

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