Exercise Training in Children With Congenital Heart Defect
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Interventions
- Other: Exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT00930800
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Children with congenital heart defect s/p repair > 6 months
- Sedentary lifestyle
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Exclusion Criteria
- Unstable hemodynamics
- Impaired mental and cognition
- Systemic disease
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Exercise Exercise Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method maximal treadmill exercise test 12 wks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Taiwan University Hospital
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan