Adapted Physical Activity, Health-related Quality of Life and Satisfaction With Care in Hospitalized Children

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hospitalization
• Interventions: Other: adapted physical activity

• Registration Number: NCT00828217
• Lead Sponsor: Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of adapted physical activity intervention on health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care in hospitalized children and adolescents.

This is a randomized controlled study. The hypothesis is that children practicing adapted physical activity during their hospitalization present a higher health-related quality of life and satisfaction with care than those who do not.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-01-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-01-22
• Study First Posted: 2009-01-23
• Status Verified: 2010-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2010-09-24
• Primary Completion: 2010-11
• Study Completion: 2010-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 312

Inclusion Criteria

• Length of hospital stay (more than 3 days)

• Children or parents able to understand and read French

• No medical contra-indications to physical activity

• Children hospitalized in 3 specific departments at Nancy Children's Hospital:

  • Médecine Infantile 1 et 3(paediatrics)
  • Médecine Infantile 2 (haematology-oncology, immunology department)
  • Chirurgie orthopédique et Brûlés (orthopaedic surgery and Burned)

• Children and parents being agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• No written informed consent
• Children hospitalized less than 3 days
• Medical contra-indication to physical activity
• Children already included in that study (former hospitalization)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
with APA	adapted physical activity	Children have adapted physical activity during their hospitalization

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
health-related quality of life measurement	2 points: on the first and last day of hospitalization

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
satisfaction with care measurement	1 point: 15 days after hospital discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital, Children's Hospital; 🇫🇷 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France