Structural brain damage and cognitive impairment as causes of decreased educational level and employment among adults with congenital heart disease.
Completed
- Conditions
- adult congenital heart diseasebrain damage1000751010042258
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37011
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- adult age
- known with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
- being willing and able to participate (informed consent)
Exclusion Criteria
- any mental retardation syndrome that is evidently caused by another cause than the CHD (for example a chromosomal disorder)
- contra-indications for MRI (claustrophobia, inability to lie flat during a minimum of 30 minutes, presence of any magnetisable metal in the body)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main endpoints are findings from radiological (MRI) and neuropsychological<br /><br>examination.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Educational levels, (un)employment, presence of work related problems, scores<br /><br>from the WAI-1 question.</p><br>