Mobile Health Intervention to Improve Exercise in Pediatric PH
Start Date
12/1/2024
Completion Date
11/1/2030
Summary
Children and adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have severely reduced daily activity compared to healthy populations. In adults, investigators recently demonstrated that lower baseline daily step counts associated with increased risk of hospitalization and worsening WHO functional class; similarly, reduced step counts associate with hospitalization in children with PAH. This application builds on our recently completed NIH-funded pilot mobile health (mHealth) trial in adult patients with PAH which demonstrated the ability to remotely increase step counts. The investigators now aim to: (1) adapt our mHealth intervention to the developmental needs and interests of adolescents; and, (2) determine if our intervention increases step counts in adolescents, providing the foundation for a larger trial to assess the impact on quality of life and clinical outcomes.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 10 years to 21 years
Interventions
mHealth Intervention
Usual Care
Conditions
Locations
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
United States