Multimodal personalised executive function intervention (E-Fit) for school-aged children with complex congenital heart disease: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with congenital heart disease (CHD) are at risk for executive functions (EF) impairments. To date, interventions have limited effects on EF in children and adolescents with complex CHD. Therefore, we developed a new multimodal and personalised EF intervention (E-Fit). This study aims to test the feasibility of this intervention called 'E-Fit' for children with complex CHD and EF impairments.

Methods and analysis

This is a single-centre, single-blinded, randomised controlled feasibility study exploring the E-Fit intervention. We aim to enrol 40 children with CHD aged 10-12 years who underwent infant cardiopulmonary bypass surgery and show clinically relevant EF impairments (T-score ≥60 on any Behaviour Rating Inventory for Executive Function questionnair

SUBMITTER: Schmid AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature