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Pediatric Exercise With Congenital Heart Defects (Kinderturnen Mit Angeborenem Herzfehler)

Germany60 participantsStarted 2007-02

Plain-language summary

Children with congenital heart defects have shown to develop motor coordinative deficiencies. In this study we want to show that a motor pedagogic physical training can improve the coordinative capabilities of children aged 4-6 years.

Who can participate

Age range4 Years – 7 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * without significant residuals hemodynamically not significant * without significant residuals after repair * age 4-6 incl. Exclusion Criteria: * gradient at coarctation site \> 20 mmHg * gradient RVOT, PV, LVOT, or AoV \> 30 mmHg * right-left shunt (rest or exercise) * left-right shunt with dilatation or failure of ana cardiac chamber * pulmonary hypertension * heart failure, necessitating therapy * (suspected) myocarditis or cardiomyopathy * significant arrhythmia * ion channel defects, other arrhythmic diseases * Fontan-like circulation * repair by atrial switch * oral anticoagulation * other medical problems curtailing exercise capacity

What they're measuring

Activity: triaxial accelerometry

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00436098

SponsorDeutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2009-11

Contact for this trial

Alfred Hager, MD

+49-89-1218 a-hager@web.de

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