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Clinical Trials/NCT00930800
NCT00930800CompletedNot Applicable

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

National Taiwan University Hospital1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentStarted: December 1, 2007Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
60
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
maximal treadmill exercise test

Study Overview

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
7 Years to 16 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts 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

Arms & Interventions

Exercise

Other

Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)

Intervention: Exercise (Other)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

maximal treadmill exercise test

Time Frame: 12 wks

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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