Evaluation of Web-based Transition Education to Enhance Transition Readiness

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease; Transition; Congenital Heart Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Web-based Educational Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03303248

HUM00130432

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study looks to learn more about the helpfulness of web-based transition education and its effect on transition readiness and health service utilization in the adolescent and young adult congenital heart disease population.

Enrollment: 180 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with congenital heart disease
• Ages 13-25
• Routine outpatient cardiology follow-up visit

Exclusion criteria

• New patients to cardiology clinic
• Patients being evaluated for an acute medical problem
• Patients who do not speak English
• Severe neurocognitive impairment that precludes ability to complete the questionnaire

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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180 participants in 2 patient groups

Web-based Educational Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

This group of participants will be given access to a web-based educational resource in addition to the standard of care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Web-based Educational Intervention

Standard of Care

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will be given only the standard of care during their clinic visit.