Physical Activity and Health of Children With Cancer in Remission
The Effect of Physical Activity on the Mental and Physical Health of Children With Cancer in Remission
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Physical activity is a well-known and powerful tool in medicine,having preventive, palliative, and curative properties. This has not been sufficiently examined in children in remission from cancer. In this study, children in remission from cancer will be divided into exercise and control groups. The interventional group will perform two supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions. Outcome measures of the exercise intervention will be quality of life, mood, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and bone mineral density.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2010
Typical duration for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 8, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 10, 2009
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2012
CompletedJuly 30, 2013
July 1, 2013
2.5 years
February 8, 2009
July 29, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (5)
health-related quality of life
6months
mood
6months
cardiorespiratory fitness
6months
body fat percentage
6months
bone mineral density
6months
Study Arms (2)
exercise
EXPERIMENTALtwo supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions + instructions to perform additional physical activities throughout the day
control
NO INTERVENTIONno intervention
Interventions
two supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions + instructions to perform additional physical activities throughout the day
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- children aged 6-16
- remission from cancer
- \>6 months after completion of all therapy
You may not qualify if:
- informed consent not given in writing
- refusal of tests: blood, fitness, questionnaires or DEXA
- locomotive handicaps
- extreme fatigue, nausea, dyspnea
- concurrent acute illness
- recent (less than 3 months) hospitalization
- documented (echocardiographic or nuclear medicine) decrease in cardiac function
- abnormal blood tests: Hb \< 10 gr/dl, neutropenia \< 500/mm3, thrombocytopenia \< 50,000/mm3
- additional chronic health conditions unrelated to cancer (e.g. celiac disease, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Hadassah Medical Organizationlead
- Israel Cancer Associationcollaborator
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Senior physician
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 8, 2009
First Posted
February 10, 2009
Study Start
February 1, 2010
Primary Completion
August 1, 2012
Study Completion
August 1, 2012
Last Updated
July 30, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-07