Development and Validation of the Exercise Fit Test (EFT) for Adolescents With Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Enrollment
- 400
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- The EFT scores
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 8 months ago
Overview
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.
Detailed Description
A cross-sectional study design will be used. A convenience sample of 400 adolescents who (1) are aged 13-18; (2) are diagnosed with cancer; (3) can communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese will be recruited in Hong Kong Children's Hospital. The outcome measures will include demographic characteristics, pain scores, cardiopulmonary function measurements, EFT scores and ratings of the physiotherapists for the fitness of subjects for physical activity.
Investigators
Dr Katherine Lam
Assistant Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Aged 13-18
- •are diagnosed with cancer
- •are able to communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese
Exclusion Criteria
- •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.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The EFT scores
Time Frame: Just before their scheduled physiotherapists interview
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.
Secondary Outcomes
- The physiotherapists' rating for physical activity(Just before their scheduled physiotherapist interview)
- Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) for pain(Just before their scheduled oncologist routine visit)