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Growing up after surgery for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH): Problems for life? A study to evaluate optimal medical and psychosocial care in CDH Follow-Up till adulthood (CDH-FU)

Recruiting
Conditions
CHD at birth
Registration Number
NL-OMON29669
Lead Sponsor
ErasmusMC
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

? Diagnosed with CDH within the first 7 days of life and alive at time of recruitment
? Born between 1989 and 2001 (patient recruitment is ongoing in 2019; minimum age is 18 years)
? Sufficient intellectual capacities and/or command of the Dutch language to understand instructions
? Clinically stable for > 3 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

? Serious comorbidity that might affect assessments (e.g. serious neurological comorbidity)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduced maximal exercise capacity (VO2max)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Persistent pulmonary morbidity as reflected by:<br>? Irreversible small airway obstruction (FEV1 before and after bronchodilation, FEF25-75 before and after bronchodilatation)<br>? Reduced diffusion capacity of the lungs after correction for total lung capacity (DLOCc, KCORCL)<br>? Abnormal pulmonary structure on chest CT (separate volume fractions of total airways disease (%Dis), and trapped air (%TA))<br>? Abnormal morphology of the repaired diaphragm<br>? Echocardiographic signs of pulmonary hypertension and ventricular dysfunction4<br>? Total and subdomain scores participation (IPA)<br>? Health status (physical and mental scale of RAND-36)<br>? Total score fatigue (FSS)<br>? Dyspnea score<br>? Total score and domain scores social emotional wellbeing (scores on ASR)<br>? Airway artery (AA) dimensions using the AA-method<br>? Growth and nutritional status (BOD-POD)
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