Heart children on the Move (HoM) - An exercise program for children and adolescents with congenital heart defects

Heart children on the Move (HoM) - An exercise program for children and adolescents with congenital heart defects - HoM

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00040224

Enrollment

Registered

2026-05-06

Start date

2026-04-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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

Conditions

Q24

Interventions

Group 1: Walking Football (Young Heart Champions) Walking Football is a concept developed by the DFB. By eliminating rough physical contact, it minimizes the risk of injury for patients who, due to sp

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

8 Years to 16 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Patients with congenital heart defects (primarily Fontan circulation and corrected tetralogy of Fallot) -No objections to physical activity from the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at the University Hospital of Cologne. -Consent from the patient and their legal guardian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Severe symptoms of heart failure (NYHA class >3) -Exercise-induced arrhythmias -Surgery within the past 3 months -Cognitive, neurological, and psychomotor deficits that significantly limit or prevent successful participation in the diagnostic evaluation and/or the intervention. -Other contraindications to a cardiopulmonary exercise test and the planned intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
What: Development of exercise programs; assessment of feasibility, acceptance, and safety When: Feasibility, acceptance, and safety will be evaluated throughout the entire intervention period. How: Tracking of exercise adherence, any cardiovascular events, and evaluation of the exercise intervention using assessment questionnaires	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
What: physical and psychological measures (quality of life, positive and negative affect, anxiety, daily physical activity, endurance, strength, coordination) When: before the start of the intervention (T0) and after the end of the intervention (T1) How: Quality of life (PedsQL), positive and negative affects (STAI-C), anxiety (PANAS), physical daily activity (wearable), endurance (CPET on a treadmill), strength (handgrip strength & force plate), coordination (Dordel-Koch test)	—

Measure

Time frame

What: physical and psychological measures (quality of life, positive and negative affect, anxiety, daily physical activity, endurance, strength, coordination) When: before the start of the intervention (T0) and after the end of the intervention (T1) How: Quality of life (PedsQL), positive and negative affects (STAI-C), anxiety (PANAS), physical daily activity (wearable), endurance (CPET on a treadmill), strength (handgrip strength & force plate), coordination (Dordel-Koch test)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohanna Jeromin

Kinderkardiologie, Uniklinik Köln

johanna.jeromin@uk-koeln.de+49 221 478-32514

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026