Design and Application of a Home Care WeChat Mini-Program for Children After Congenital Heart Disease Surgery

Sponsor
ruijie YangLan
Study ID
NCT07385209
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Conditions

  • Congenital Heart Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
0 Years - 12 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Home Care WeChat Mini-Program — DEVICE
    A family-centered WeChat mini-program providing health education, peer support, and remote monitoring for post-operative care.
  • Routine Care with Telephone Follow-up — OTHER
    Participants in this group will receive standard post-discharge care as per hospital protocol, which includes initial discharge education and scheduled telephone follow-ups by hospital staff at 1, 3, and 6 months post-discharge to assess the child's status and answer questions.

Study Details

This is a single-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a family-centered, WeChat-based home care mini-program for children after congenital heart disease (CHD) surgery. Given the chronic nature of post-operative CHD management and the significant stress placed on families, this study shifts from a deficit-based to a strengths-based perspective, guided by the Double ABC-X model. Children (≤12 years old) who have undergone CHD surgery and their primary caregivers will be recruited. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which uses the mini-program for health education, peer support, and physiological monitoring, or the control group, which receives routine telephone follow-up. The primary outcomes are family health (measured by the Family Health Scale), family stress, and the quality of life for both the child and caregivers. Secondary outcomes include physiological parameters such as the 6-minute walk test distance. The study aims to provide evidence for a scalable digital health intervention to support long-term family adaptation and child recovery.

Key Dates

First listed
Feb 4, 2026
Start date
Mar 30, 2026
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2026
Completion
Mar 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
210 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention Group
    Participants receiving the WeChat mini-program intervention.
  • Active Comparator: Control Group
    Participants receiving routine care with telephone follow-up.

Primary Outcome Measure

Family Health Score [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline at 6 months post-discharge ]

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