Hand on Heart (Heart Health Weeks) - A prevention project of the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at LMU with the support of the Nicolas May Foundatio

Recruiting

• Conditions: Prevention of cardiovascular diseases in children and adolescents; I46.1; I42.9; I10.9; Q20.9; Q21.9; E66.9; Q22.9; Cardiomyopathy, unspecified; Congenital malformation of cardiac chambers and connections, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00033999
• Lead Sponsor: MU Klinikum Großhadern

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

All pupils in year 5 and above at the participating schools may take part with the written consent of their parents.
Siblings may also take part in the examinations.

Exclusion Criteria

Lack of consent of the study participants or lack of consent of the parents.
If a physical or mental disability does not permit participation in individual examinations, the children and adolescents are excluded from the corresponding examinations.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Cardiovascular risk profile of children and adolescents in Germany<br>- Proportion of children and adolescents with high blood pressure<br>- Incidence of undetected congenital heart defects<br>- Incidence of acute or chronic arrhythmias<br>- Occurrence of signs of myocarditis (systolic murmur, chest pain, ST segment changes, cardiac arrhythmias, AV blockages, pericardial effusion)<br>- Determination of a score based on the data collected, which allows the patient's own cardiovascular health to be assessed

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Proportion of overweight children and adolescents (BMI >90th - = 97th percentile) <br>- Proportion of obese children and adolescents (BMI > 97th percentile)<br>- Proportion of children with visceral obesity (abdominal circumference >97th percentile)<br>- Physical activity behavior in everyday life<br>- Sports behavior (proportion of participation in club sports, frequency, duration)<br>- Weekly media consumption<br>- Dietary behavior<br>- Energy drink consumption among children and adolescents<br>- Proportion of smokers<br>- General risk behavior<br>- Physical resilience<br>- Changes in the attention test before and after physical exertion