Long-term Effects of Family WISH Program for Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease

Chi-Wen Chen

Status

Begins enrollment in 3 months

Conditions

Heart Defects, Congenital

Treatments

Behavioral: Comparison group

Behavioral: Family Walking Instruction with Support by Heart (Family WISH) program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06719323

202401204RINC

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the long-term effects of "Family Walking Instruction with Support by Heart" (Family WISH) on frailty state, quality of life and family functioning among adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Researchers will compare the 12-week Family WISH program, based on self-efficacy theory, to a comparison group receiving a family walking health education sheet to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of the Family WISH program.

Participants will:

Walk with family members for 20-30 minutes daily, at least 5 times per week, totaling 150 minutes per week.
Keep a diary to record the frequency of their walks and any symptoms experienced.
Complete questionnaires at baseline, and at 6, 12, and 24 weeks.

Enrollment

104 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

12 to 18 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

being between 12 and 18 years old;
having received a diagnosis of CHD by a physician before age 2;
having received a diagnosis of CHD with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I, II, or III;
having parents or guardians who were able to communicate in Mandarin, and being able to communicate in Mandarin themselves;
not having cognitive impairments, and;
voluntarily signing informed consent forms.

Exclusion criteria

undergoing heart transplant surgery within the past year;
receiving cardiac catheterization intervention or open-heart surgery within the past 6 months;
having CHD with NYHA functional class IV; and
having other congenital diseases