Improvement of an early rehabilitation for children after tumor-surgery, assessment of the level of activity and its development with an intervention program
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- C41Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissueC49Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites
- Registration Number
- DRKS00000335
- Lead Sponsor
- Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Male and female patients between 8 and 21 years of age diagnosed with a bone or soft-tissue tumor.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients were excluded when they could not participate in the investigations due to therapy requirements. Furthermore, patients with recurrence or progress of the tumor were asked whether they wanted to cancel their participation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Activity of daily life, assessed with the StepWatch accelerometer within one week before and 6 weeks to 2 years after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bone mineral density of the spine, femur and calcaneus, assessed with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry || Quality of life as assessed with the pediatric quality of life questionnaire