Design and Application of a Home Care WeChat Mini-Program for Children After Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
Key facts
- Where
- Kunming, ChinaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 0 and 12 years old?
Source: NCT07385209, who can take part
Where in China
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical UniversityKunming, ChinaContact: Fang Ma, professor of nursingNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- ruijie YangLan
- Trial code
- NCT07385209
- Record updated
- 4 February 2026
- Original description
This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a family-centered, WeChat-based home care mini-program for children after congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery. Given the chronic nature of post-operative CHD management and the significant stress placed on families, this study shifts from a deficit-based to a strengths-based perspective, guided by the Double ABC-X model. Children (≤12 years old) who have undergone CHD surgery and their primary caregivers will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which uses the mini-program for health education, peer support, and physiological monitoring, or the control group, which receives routine telephone follow-up. The primary outcomes are family health (measured by the Family Health Scale), family stress, and the quality of life for both the child and caregivers. Secondary outcomes include physiological parameters such as the 6-minute walk test distance. The study aims to provide evidence for a scalable digital health intervention to support long-term family adaptation and child recovery.Read full original descriptionShow less
Design and Application of a Home Care Mini-Program for Children With Congenital Heart Disease After Discharge: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a family-centered, WeChat-based home care mini-program for children after congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery. Given the chronic nature of post-operative CHD management and the significant stress placed on families, this study shifts from a deficit-based to a strengths-based perspective, guided by the Double ABC-X model. Children (≤12 years old) who have undergone CHD surgery and their primary caregivers will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which uses the mini-program for health education, peer support, and physiological monitoring, or the control group, which receives routine telephone follow-up. The primary outcomes are family health (measured by the Family Health Scale), family stress, and the quality of life for both the child and caregivers. Secondary outcomes include physiological parameters such as the 6-minute walk test distance. The study aims to provide evidence for a scalable digital health intervention to support long-term family adaptation and child recovery.
Inclusion: - The child is ≤12 years old; The child has been diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) and is scheduled for or has undergone corrective surgery; The child is in a stable medical condition (non-acute phase); At least one primary caregiver (parent or sibling >12 years old) of the child agrees to participate; The caregiver provides written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion: The child has other major diseases that significantly affect quality of life; The caregiver has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder; - The child has severe developmental defects; The caregiver has visual, hearing, or cognitive impairments that hinder communication; The caregiver is unconscious or otherwise unable to provide consent.