Feasibility and preliminary effects on psychosocial and motor function of a therapeutic dancing intervention for children and adolescents after inpatient oncological treatment
- Conditions
- childhood cancer
- Registration Number
- DRKS00023705
- Lead Sponsor
- Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion criteria (PG):
- Age: = 6 and = 21 years
- Pediatric cancer
- Cessation of inpatient acute medical therapy (including removal of the broviac catheter)
- Wound healing completed after last operation
- Medical consent of the treating physician to participate in the study
- Presence of a declaration of consent from at least one parent and the study participant
Inclusion criteria (CG):
- Age: = 6 and = 21 years
- Healthy siblings/friends of the PG
- Presence of a declaration of consent from at least one parent and the study participant
Exclusion criteria (PG/CG):
- Special circumstances (on physicians recommendation)
- Physical impairments that Prevent Children from study participation due to physicians advice
- Severe psychological impairments that Prevent Children from study participation due to physicians advice
- Walking/standing ability not sufficiently given
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The aim of the study is evaluate the feasibility of a therapeutic dancing intervention with children and adolescents after inpatient medical therapy. <br>The feasibility will be assessed with regard to: <br>- Adherence (number of training sessions attended/number of training sessions offered)<br>- Practicability of the planned training sessions in terms of duration, intensity (HF/Borg scale) and exercise selection <br>- Reasons for not participating in the training sessions or study drop-out<br>- Training satisfaction (questionnaire)<br>- Training related incidents (adverse events)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method As a secondary study objective, the influence of therapeutic dancing on selected psychosocial and motor parameters will be examined. <br>- perceived physical condition (WKV-adjective list)<br>- health-related quality of life (KINDL questionnaire)<br>- Coordination under precision pressure (balancing backwards)<br>- Mobility (stand and reach test)<br>- Coordination under time pressure (lateral jumping back and forth) <br>- Strength of the lower extremities (sit-to-stand)