Development and Validation of the EFT for Adolescents With Cancer

NCT05304988 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: EFT_Adolescents
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There is increasing evidence of interventions shown to be effective to promote physical activity in adolescents with cancer. Nevertheless, adolescents with cancer become physically inactive after the end of the interventions. These interventions emphasized heavily on interventionists' role to assess adolescents' physical fitness and prescribe exercises. After the intervention, the adolescents were unable to follow the previous exercise prescriptions due to their changing medical conditions. To promote physical activity sustainably, it is vital to develop a patient-based assessment tool to allow adolescents with cancer to self-assess their own appropriate levels of physical activity that they could perform. However, a review of literature indicates a lack of such a tool.

Conditions

Cancer

Keywords

Adolescents; Physical Activity; Tool

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The EFT scores

  Subjects will be asked to mark their responses for the EFT items in the second draft just before their scheduled oncologist routine visit. The scale ranges from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate that the subjects are fit for a higher level of physical activity.

  Just before their scheduled physiotherapists interview

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain

  Just before their scheduled oncologist routine visit

• The physiotherapists' rating for physical activity

  Just before their scheduled physiotherapist interview

Study Arms (1)

Developing and testing of EFT

It aims to develop a patient-based assessment tool by our research members for adolescents with cancer in Hong Kong.

Other: Testing of the EFT

Interventions

Testing of the EFT OTHER

Our team will develop specific questions in EFT. Then, subject will be invited to fill in a set of questionnaires covering demographic characteristics, EFT items and a numerical rating scale for pain scores. The physiotherapists will rate the subject with the most appropriate level of physical activity.

Developing and testing of EFT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A convenience sample of 400 adolescents who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited to participate. Subjects will be recruited in non-governmental organizations and Hong Kong Children's Hospital which is the largest hospital in Hong Kong for admitting adolescents with cancer for hospitalization and follow-ups.

You may qualify if:

• Aged 13-18
• are diagnosed with cancer
• are able to communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese

You may not qualify if:

• Those with physical or cognitive impairments and learning problems, as identified from the medical records, were excluded. Also, those with medical advice that physical activity was not recommended or with detailed exercise prescriptions from physicians or physiotherapists during recruitment were excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Katherine Lam

Hong Kong, Hong Kong,China, 0000, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neoplasms; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Katherine Lam, PhD

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Katherine Lam, PhD

CONTACT

27666420; kwkatlam@polyu.edu.hk

Eva Ho, PhD

CONTACT

27666417; kyeva.ho@polyu.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 18, 2021
• First Posted: March 31, 2022
• Study Start: September 7, 2020
• Primary Completion: September 6, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2025
• Last Updated: August 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)