Study of Exercise Capacity and Physical Activity in Children With Congenital Heart Disease

Those assigned to the intervention group will be invited to attend one of three group activity sessions with their parent/guardian that will occur at one of Ulster University's sport centres. Three group activity sessions will be delivered separately for each cohort (i.e Primary, Post-Primary and those with an Intellectual Disability) and their respective parent/guardian.) Parents/guardians and their child will then meet one-to-one with Professor Frank Casey, a paediatric cardiologist, will discuss with them, their child's results from their cardiopulmonary exercise test and from wearing their activity monitor. Using these results, alongside their age and diagnosis and likes and dislikes, Professor Casey will provide an individualised physical activity recommendation plan for each child that will be safe and beneficial to them, to be implemented at home over 12-weeks.