Growth and Development of Children With Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

Çukurova University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Researcher-Subject Relations

Treatments: Other: family-centered nutrition education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04903964

Adana Cukurova University

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Effect of Individualized Nutrition Training Given to the Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the Post-Operative Period on their Growth and Development This study was conducted experimentally to determine the effects of individualized nutrition training given to mothers of children who had surgery for CHD on their growth and development.

Full description

The Effect of Individualized Nutrition Training Given to the Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the Post-Operative Period on their Growth and Development This study was conducted experimentally to determine the effects of individualized nutrition training given to mothers of children who had surgery for CHD on their growth and development.

The data of the study were collected at Çukurova University Medical Faculty Balcalı Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery between 20/01/2021-30/06/2021. The research was conducted by interviewing the families of 42 children with congenital heart disease. Personal information form, growth parameters and Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory were applied to three groups formed as two experimental and control groups by randomization method. Family-centered care and individualized nutrition training were applied to the first experimental group who was fed orally and and the second experimental group orally and nutritionally fed. These trainings were about nutritional contents suitable for the age of the baby, the way of preparing the food and meeting the calorie needs of the baby. No training was given to the control group during the research process. The growth and development parameters of all three groups were evaluated and the effect of education was examined.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 days to 3 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Congenital heart disease,
• Born on time (38-42 weeks)
• Over 2.300 gr.
• fed with additional nutritional support to oral and oral nutrition,
• Decided to have surgery,
• 0-3 years old,
• The children and their families who were followed up in the post-operative service were included.

Exclusion criteria

• No congenital heart disease
• Not planned to have surgery,
• over 3 years old,
• Children with additional congenital malformation, dysmorphic syndrome, chromosomal disease, severe infection, hypothyroidism and similar disorders that may cause growth and development retardation were excluded from the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

oral nutrition only group that received nutrition education

Experimental group

Description:

This group consists of children who are fed orally according to their chronological age. The questionnaire form developed by the researcher and the parameters used in the evaluation of growth (height, head and chest circumference measurement) and Ankara Development Screening Inventory (AGTE) will be applied to the child and his / her family included in the specified group. Nutrition education prepared by the researcher will be given to the mothers of the children included in this group. After the nutrition training given to their mothers, the growth and development monitoring parameters of the child, body weight, height, head and chest circumference, will be repeated at regular intervals. Ankara Development Screening Inventory (AGTE) will be applied. The follow-up frequency of the hospitalized child after the operation will be determined and the measurements will be checked.

Treatment:

Other: family-centered nutrition education

group that received nutrition education and fed with nutritional support

Experimental group

Description:

This group consists of children who receive nutritional support provided by oral food supplements, oral food supplements, enteral tube feeding and / or parenteral nutrition. The questionnaire form developed by the researcher and the parameters used in the evaluation of growth (height, head and chest circumference measurement) and Ankara Development Screening Inventory (AGTE) will be applied to the child and his / her family included in the specified group. Nutrition education prepared by the researcher will be given to the mothers of the children included in this group. After the nutrition training given to their mothers, the growth and development monitoring parameters of the child, body weight, height, head and chest circumference, will be repeated at regular intervals. Ankara Development Screening Inventory (AGTE) will be applied. The follow-up frequency of the child hospitalized after the operation will be determined and the measurements will be checked.

Treatment:

Other: family-centered nutrition education

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

While collecting research data on the specified dates; Comparison group (KG) will be selected as many as the number of volunteers who want to participate in the research. No nutritional attempt will be made to the child included in this group. The parameters used in the evaluation of growth (height, head and chest circumference measurement) and the Ankara Development Screening Inventory (AGTE) will be applied to children aged 0-3 who are followed up due to congenital heart disease.