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Insight into the relationship between nutritional status, physical activity, fatigue and quality of life in children diagnosed with haematologic and solid malignancies: a pilot study

Completed
Conditions
nutritional state, quality of life, fatigue and physical activity
'cancer' and 'malignant neoplasm'
Registration Number
NL-OMON37653
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Newly diagnosed paediatric oncology patients
Treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Above 3 years and below 18 years of age
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Patients are excluded when they are insufficiently capable of speaking and understanding the Dutch language. Patients are excluded when life expectancy is estimated to be below six months.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Nutritional status: Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and length and weight (BMI),<br /><br>BIA<br /><br>Physical activity: ActiGraph acceleration data and CLASS activity questionnaire<br /><br>Generic quality of life: PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales scores<br /><br>Disease specific quality of life: PedsQL 3.0 Cancer Module<br /><br>Fatigue: Abbreviated Fatigue Questionnaire</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Type of cancer/diagnosis (specific and group-wise: haematological, solid and<br /><br>brain tumour)<br /><br>Treatment (type and duration)<br /><br>Age at diagnosis<br /><br>Gender</p><br>
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