NCT04903964

Growth and Development of Children With Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)

The Effect of Individualized Nutrition Training Given to the Families of Children With Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the Post-Operative Period on Their Growth and Development

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cukurova University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Days – 3 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The Effect of Individualized Nutrition Training Given to the Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the Post-Operative Period on their Growth and Development This study was conducted experimentally to determine the effects of individualized nutrition training given to mothers of children who had surgery for CHD on their growth and development.

Detailed description

The Effect of Individualized Nutrition Training Given to the Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) in the Post-Operative Period on their Growth and Development This study was conducted experimentally to determine the effects of individualized nutrition training given to mothers of children who had surgery for CHD on their growth and development. The data of the study were collected at Çukurova University Medical Faculty Balcalı Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery between 20/01/2021-30/06/2021. The research was conducted by interviewing the families of 42 children with congenital heart disease. Personal information form, growth parameters and Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory were applied to three groups formed as two experimental and control groups by randomization method. Family-centered care and individualized nutrition training were applied to the first experimental group who was fed orally and and the second experimental group orally and nutritionally fed. These trainings were about nutritional contents suitable for the age of the baby, the way of preparing the food and meeting the calorie needs of the baby. No training was given to the control group during the research process. The growth and development parameters of all three groups were evaluated and the effect of education was examined.

Conditions

• Researcher-Subject Relations

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	family-centered nutrition education	There is a training program prepared by the researcher to increase the nutritional knowledge of mothers with children aged 0-3. The definition and importance of nutrition in the session, respectively, adequate and balanced nutrition, insufficient and unbalanced nutrition damages, grouping of nutrients, feeding 0--6 months old baby, feeding premature baby, breastfeeding, situations to be considered while breastfeeding, starting additional foods, 9-12 monthly baby nutrition, 1-3 years old child nutrition and nutritional nutrition support.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-05-30
• Completion: 2021-09-15
• First posted: 2021-05-27
• Last updated: 2022-07-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)