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Fearless Physical Activity: Getting and Keeping Ontarians With Congenital Heart Disease Active

NCT02990754 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 260

Last updated 2019-09-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

"Fearless Physical Activity" are fun, physical literacy events where people with congenital heart disease (CHD) and sport/recreation leaders can do community-based sport/recreation opportunities "without fear" (i.e., appropriate for their health). Ontarians with CHD are a large and rapidly growing population;1% of children are born with CHD, adding 1,440 new children/year to the 113,900 Ontarians of all ages who are living with CHD. 'Fearless' will target CHD children, youth or adults, while encouraging family-based participation. During each season, the investigators will offer a one-day event for each age group (children, youth, adults) in each region of Ontario (4 seasons x 3 age groups x 4 regions = 48 events). Event activities will be hosted by community partners, such as the MLSE Launch Pad (Toronto) or the YMCA/YWCA of the National Capital Region (Ottawa), so that they are sustainable beyond this project. Activities will be chosen based on opportunities available in local communities at little to no cost (e.g., use of local trails and parks). Event leaders and participants will be educated about physical literacy and screening tasks will be used to identify those needing significant or specialized physical literacy support. People with CHD lead mostly sedentary lives. They are much less active than their friends and colleagues, even when their heart disease is mild, and inactivity can contribute to a higher risk for heart attacks, stroke, obesity, and depression. Uncertainty about physical activity, even though it is recommended (American Heart Association, May 2014), is an important barrier to the physical and mental health benefits of physical activity. "How much is too much?" and "Will it be too much for my heart?" are top-of-mind. "Fearless Physical Activity" will provide children, youth and adults living with CHD with new physical activity experiences and opportunities to enhance their physical literacy so they are better able to be "active for life".

Conditions

  • Congenital Heart Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Physical activity education

Instruction in suitable physical activity options and education about physical activity with CHD.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance

    collaborator OTHER

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricia Longmuir, PhD · Scientist

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-10-25
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2018-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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