Smart Heart Trial: Structured Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight and Obese Youth With Operated Heart Defects

NCT ID: NCT02980393

Last Updated: 2016-12-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-05-31

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study is to assess whether a lifestyle intervention with diet, exercise and counselling in young patients will have a positive influence on their weight and overall well-being. This study will enrol patients between the ages of 7 to 17 years of age, who have congenital heart disease, and have been identified being overweight or obese. A total of 40 individuals will participate in this study. The study duration will last for 1 year.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Congenital Heart Disease Pediatric Obesity

Keywords

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nutrition physical activity congenital heart disease smart mobile technology children adolescents lifestyle counselling

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Lifestyle intervention

Participants are guided by a fitness specialist who will help the participants to incorporate physical activity into their daily life. Based on the cardiologist assessment, an individual home-based exercise program will be developed. Participants are also guided and advised on nutrition with emphasis on low fat content and increased fiber. The nutrition counseling will focus on sustainable changes and will help participants to make healthy food choices.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lifestyle intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The structured lifestyle intervention involves alternating weekly phone calls with two health coaches: a registered dietitian and a fitness specialist. A total of 50 phone calls (25 nutrition-related and 25 physical activity-related) are delivered over the one-year study. After six months in the program, participants are introduced to supporting program-specific software that they can access online, as an additional way to interact with the program, set goals, and record their progress. Client and family-centred nutrition and physical activity counselling includes an initial and regular behavioural assessment, and subsequent conversations (i.e., phone calls) using motivational interviewing techniques intended to increase knowledge or skills, and improve behaviours.

Interventions

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Lifestyle intervention

The structured lifestyle intervention involves alternating weekly phone calls with two health coaches: a registered dietitian and a fitness specialist. A total of 50 phone calls (25 nutrition-related and 25 physical activity-related) are delivered over the one-year study. After six months in the program, participants are introduced to supporting program-specific software that they can access online, as an additional way to interact with the program, set goals, and record their progress. Client and family-centred nutrition and physical activity counselling includes an initial and regular behavioural assessment, and subsequent conversations (i.e., phone calls) using motivational interviewing techniques intended to increase knowledge or skills, and improve behaviours.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* overweight or obese (BMI\> 85%) patients
* between 7-17 years of age
* operated or non-operated congenital heart disease
* reside in Southwestern Ontario

Exclusion Criteria

* inability to comply with research testing or intervention components due to mental and/or physical disabilities, medications or comorbidities affecting weight or metabolic condition
* involvement in any concurrent lifestyle intervention program
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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London Health Sciences Centre

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kambiz Norozi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kambiz Norozi

Paediatric Cardiologist

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kambiz Norozi, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

London Health Science Centre

References

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Rombeek M, De Jesus S, Altamirano-Diaz L, Welisch E, Prapavessis H, Seabrook JA, Norozi K. The use of smartphones to influence lifestyle changes in overweight and obese youth with congenital heart disease: a single-arm study: Pilot and feasibility study protocol: Smart Heart Trial. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2017 Nov 15;3:59. doi: 10.1186/s40814-017-0207-y. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29167745 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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18843

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

102392

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id