The effects of telerehabilitation in adults with complex biventricular congenital heart conditions: protocol for a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial-CH-FIT.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accumulated evidence suggests that exercise training exerts beneficial effects on people with congenital heart conditions. These findings are predominantly derived from small, single-centre exercise trials conducted in outpatient rehabilitation facilities. In recent years, the delivery of exercise interventions remotely has increased through digital communications technology (telerehabilitation). However, very little research to date has been conducted into the efficacy of telerehabilitation in people with a congenital heart condition.

Aims

To evaluate the effects of a telehealth-delivered exercise intervention in people with a history of a surgical biventricular repair due to a congenital heart condition.

Methods

One hundred eligible adolescent (≥ 16 years

SUBMITTER: Wood G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature