Home-Based Exercise Training for Teens With Heart Disease

This trial is testing a new way to help teenagers with congenital heart disease (heart conditions present from birth) get the exercise they need. Instead of going to a hospital or clinic, you would do supervised exercise sessions at home using video calls with a trained health coach. The goal is to see if this remote exercise program is as effective as — or better than — standard care at improving fitness and heart health in young people with three specific heart conditions: Fontan circulation, Tetralogy of Fallot, or dextro-transposition of the great arteries.

Many teenagers with congenital heart disease don't get enough physical activity, which can put them at risk for long-term health problems. This trial exists to find out whether delivering supervised exercise training at home — where it may be more convenient and comfortable — can help more young people with heart disease stay active and healthy.