U.S., July 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07700459) titled 'Exercise Prehabilitation in Congenital Heart Disease' on July 08.
Brief Summary: Around 8-12 in every 1000 babies are born with an abnormal heart, known as a congenital heart defect (CHD). Thanks to major advances in medical and surgical care, most babies born with CHD now live into adulthood.
As people with CHD get older, many need repeated heart operations. We now know from other areas of medicine that "prehabilitation" - a short, structured exercise programme completed before surgery - can improve fitness and help patients cope better with major operations. However, this approach has never been tested in adults with CHD.
We are...