Biophysical & psychosocial wellbeing in teenagers with congenital heart disease

Completed

• Conditions: Congenital heart disease; Circulatory System; Congenital malformation of heart, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN27986270
• Lead Sponsor: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

The potential participant group included all young people aged 12-20 years with a primary diagnosis of congenital heart disease currently attending the Department of Paediatric Cardiology in Belfast for follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with a syndromic diagnosis (such as Down's)
2. Major learning difficulty or other serious co-morbidity that would render it difficult for them to follow the instructions required for participation were excluded from the project.
3. Individuals with diagnoses for whom participation in exercise would be considered dangerous, e.g. hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Increase in physical activity from that measured at baseline using a standard treadmill protocol and during free-living activity using accelerometer technology.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvements in self-esteem, self-efficacy and general mental health functioning as a consequence of increased activity. These were assessed using standardised questionnaires.