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
Name Time Method <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
Name Time Method <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>