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Home-based breathing muscle exercises for children with congenital heart disease

Tests remote breathing muscle training in children with congenital heart disease.

Key facts

Who runs it
Izmir Democracy University
Where
Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Registry title
The Effect of Telerehabilitation Exercises in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Status
Not yet recruiting
People taking part
32 people, planned
Started
1 Oct 2026
Expected to end
1 Jun 2028
Type of study
Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested
  • Inspiratory Muscle Training
  • Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training
Record updated
2 October 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for children and teenagers with congenital heart disease (a heart problem present from birth) whose condition is stable. It tests breathing muscle exercises done through telerehabilitation (exercise guided remotely).

Age
8 to 18 years
Sex
All sexes
Disease stage
NYHA class I, II or III (mild to moderate heart symptoms). The condition must be stable.
Earlier treatment
People who had heart surgery within the last 6 months cannot join.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Orthopedic (bone or joint) or neurological disease that could interfere with the tests and exercises
  • Mental or psychological disease that could interfere with the tests and exercises
  • An infection that could interfere with the tests and exercises
  • Heart surgery within the last 6 months
  • A medical reason not to do an exercise test

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Having been diagnosed with CHD,
  • Being between 8 and 18 years of age,
  • Being in stage I, II, or III according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification,
  • Having a stable clinical condition,
  • Volunteering to participate in the study

Who cannot take part

  • Having a history of any orthopedic or neurological disease that could interfere with the tests and exercises to be performed,
  • Having a history of any mental or psychological disease that could interfere with the tests and exercises to be performed,
  • Having any infection that could interfere with the tests and exercises to be performed,
  • Having undergone cardiac surgery within the last 6 months,
  • Having a contraindication for the exercise test

Check if you might fit

Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.

  • Are you between 8 and 18 years old?

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This study aims to investigate the effects of functional inspiratory muscle training on physical performance and quality of life in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease.

The 2 groups in the trial

  • İntervention groupTreatment being tested

    The telerehabilitation program will last a total of 8 weeks and will consist of two parts: 4 weeks of inspiratory muscle training and 4 weeks of functional inspiratory muscle training. The training program will be held every day of the week, with 3 of those days conducted under the supervision of a physiotherapist.

    Treatment: Inspiratory Muscle Training and Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training

  • Controlled groupNo study treatment, for comparison

    Participants in this group will continue with their routine daily lives.

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
The Effect of Telerehabilitation-based Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Function, Muscle Strength, Exercise Capacity, and Quality of Life in Children With Congenital Heart Disease
Plain-language title
Home-based breathing muscle exercises for children with congenital heart diseaseGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 14 November 2026.
Fit questions
Built from NCT07854171, who can take part
Record updated
2 October 2026