Exercise Training in Children With Congenital Heart Defect

The Effect of Exercise Training on Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, and Health-related Quality of Life in Children After Repair of Congenital Heart Defect

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00930800

Enrollment

Registered

2009-07-02

Start date

2007-12-31

Completion date

2008-11-30

Last updated

2009-07-21

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Conditions

Congenital Heart Disease

Keywords

Exercise capacity, Physical activity, Quality of life

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise training on exercise capacity, physical activity (PA), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and the psychosocial factors affecting PA in sedentary congenital heart defect (CHD) children and healthy sedentary children. The degree of improvement after exercise training were compared between CHD children and healthy sedentary children.

Detailed description

Exercise groups took 12-week exercise training, twice in hospital and once at home, using a video game so-called Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), while the control group kept their daily routines.

Interventions

OTHERExercise

Using a video game so-called Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

7 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Children with congenital heart defect s/p repair \> 6 months * Sedentary lifestyle

Exclusion criteria

* Unstable hemodynamics * Impaired mental and cognition * Systemic disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
maximal treadmill exercise test	12 wks

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026