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A Pragmatic Clinical Trial of the WE BEAT Well-Being Education Program in Adolescent Congenital Heart Disease: WE BEAT CHD Study
Sponsor: Carelon Research
Summary
The goal of this pragmatic clinical trial is to learn if the WE BEAT program, a 5-week group-based online wellbeing and skill-building program, can help teens with congenital heart disease (CHD) improve their ability to handle stress. The main question it aims to answer is if participants who receive the WE BEAT program become more resilient (the ability to bounce back from tough times or recover from something difficult) and have better quality of life compared to participants who receive usual care. The study also aims to learn if there are connections between participant-reported psychosocial data (such as resilience, feelings about one's life and one's physical, mental, and social wellbeing) and clinical outcomes. Eligible participants who are 12-17-year-old will be in the study for about 6 months and be randomized to receive either the WE BEAT program or usual care. Following completion of the primary WE BEAT intervention at Week 5, intervention arm participants will be randomized to a single-session booster session (occurring at Week 18) vs no booster session. The booster session will be provided in a similar format to the WE BEAT program. A review of all modules/skills introduced in the program will be provided. All participants will complete 4 sets of online surveys and give 3 hair/saliva samples at different timepoints. Some participants may volunteer to give optional urine and second saliva samples.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
390
Start Date
2026-04-20
Completion Date
2029-06
Last Updated
2026-10-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Telemedicine-based resiliency-building intervention
Improving Access and Increasing Resilience through the WE BEAT Well-Being Education Program. The WE BEAT Well-Being Education Program was developed for pediatric patients with heart disease. The evidence-based components of the 5-module WE BEAT intervention are derived from cognitive behavioral theory, stress management and resiliency research, and behavioral intervention science across pediatric populations and adult heart disease. The five WE BEAT modules include: Well-being Education--Introduction, Breathe--Mindfulness and Relaxation-Based Skills, Energize--Positive Psychology Skills, Adjust--Cognitive Skills Training, and Thanks--Gratitude Practice. The objective is to foster positive psychological well-being and resilient outcomes in adolescents with CHD through a mental health promotion and prevention while providing access to safe, peer-to-peer community building. Through its group-based telemedicine delivery, the program aims to increase access to mental health care.
Locations (14)
Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States