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NCT04902768: APPROACH-IS II
Assessment of Patterns of Patient Reported Outcomes in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease - International Study II
trial testing This is an observational study, there is no intervention in Congenital Heart Disease in 8,415 participants. Completed in 31 December 2022.
31 August 2022
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | KU Leuven |
|---|---|
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 8,415 |
| Start date | 1 August 2019 |
| Primary completion | 31 August 2022 |
| Estimated completion | 31 December 2022 |
| Sites | 53 locations across Italy, Colombia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, Denmark, Netherlands |
Drugs / interventions tested
- This is an observational study, there is no intervention
Conditions studied
- Congenital Heart Disease — all drugs for Congenital Heart Disease →
Sponsor
KU Leuven — full company profile →
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Congenital Heart Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This is an international, cross-sectional and descriptive study that aims to investigate differences in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) and that aims to explore the profile and healthcare needs of adults with congenital heart diseases.
Publications & conference data
6 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The COVID-19 pandemic as experienced by adults with congenital heart disease from Belgium, Norway, and South Korea: impact on life domains, patient-reported outcomes, and experiences with care.
Moons P, Goossens E, Luyckx K, Kovacs AH, et al · · 2022 · cited 11× · PMID 34927192 · DOI 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab120 -
Perceived health, psychological distress and quality of life in 8415 adults with congenital heart disease from 32 countries.
Moons P, Kovacs AH, Goossens E, Luyckx K, et al · · 2025 · cited 5× · PMID 40579213 · DOI 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325296 -
Quality of Life in Adults With Transposition of the Great Arteries With a Systemic Right or Left Ventricle.
Ansari Ramandi MM, Van Bulck L, Ceelen DCH, Voors AA, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 40962221 · DOI 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.09.010 -
Gothenburg Empowerment Scale (GES): psychometric properties and measurement invariance in adults with congenital heart disease from Belgium, Norway and South Korea.
Acuña Mora M, Raymaekers K, Van Bulck L, Goossens E, et al · · 2022 · cited 1× · PMID 36266608 · DOI 10.1186/s12955-022-02056-z -
Advance Care Planning in Adults With Congenital Heart Diseases: Current Practices, Preferences, and Needs of 8,281 Adults From 32 Countries.
Van Bulck L, Goossens E, Kovacs AH, Luyckx K, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41519299 · DOI 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.12.039 -
Born to Age: When Adult Congenital Heart Disease Converges With Geroscience
Moons P, Marelli A. · · 2022
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04902768 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by KU Leuven
- Last refreshed: 16 May 2024
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