Digital coach helps kids heal after heart surgery
NCT ID NCT07574463
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital exercise program that adapts in real time to help children aged 6 to 12 recover after congenital heart disease surgery. Kids wear a monitor and get personalized exercise prompts and feedback. Researchers will compare their recovery to children receiving standard care, looking at fitness, heart function, and how well they stick with the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Just-in-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI)-based digital exercise rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, personalized digital rehab tool to help children recover faster and more comfortably after heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 130 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The digital program may not work better than standard care, and some children may find it difficult to follow.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 6 to 12 years * Diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) and have undergone cardiac surgery * Clinically stable after transfer to the general ward, with stable circulatory, respiratory, musculoskeletal, and neurological status, and assessed by the clinician as suitable to begin active exercise rehabilitation * Able to understand and cooperate with basic exercise training requirements * Written informed consent provided by the child and the legally authorized guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Absolute contraindications to exercise rehabilitation, including uncontrolled arrhythmia, acute heart failure, hemodynamic instability, severe aortic stenosis, acute myocarditis, or acute pericarditis * Severe comorbid conditions that could interfere with rehabilitation, including severe hepatic or renal dysfunction, malignancy, or acute infection * Musculoskeletal or neuromuscular disorders that would prevent participation in or completion of the rehabilitation training
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhejiang University School of Medicine Children's Hospital
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 31000, China
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