The Effect of Physical Activity on the Mental and Physical Health of Children With Cancer in Remission
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Children
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
- Enrollment
- 22
- Primary Endpoint
- health-related quality of life
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 12 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Physical activity is a well-known and powerful tool in medicine,having preventive, palliative, and curative properties. This has not been sufficiently examined in children in remission from cancer. In this study, children in remission from cancer will be divided into exercise and control groups. The interventional group will perform two supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions. Outcome measures of the exercise intervention will be quality of life, mood, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and bone mineral density.
Investigators
gal dubnov raz
Senior physician
Sheba Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •children aged 6-16
- •remission from cancer
- •\>6 months after completion of all therapy
Exclusion Criteria
- •informed consent not given in writing
- •refusal of tests: blood, fitness, questionnaires or DEXA
- •locomotive handicaps
- •extreme fatigue, nausea, dyspnea
- •concurrent acute illness
- •recent (less than 3 months) hospitalization
- •documented (echocardiographic or nuclear medicine) decrease in cardiac function
- •abnormal blood tests: Hb \< 10 gr/dl, neutropenia \< 500/mm3, thrombocytopenia \< 50,000/mm3
- •additional chronic health conditions unrelated to cancer (e.g. celiac disease, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
health-related quality of life
Time Frame: 6months
mood
Time Frame: 6months
cardiorespiratory fitness
Time Frame: 6months
body fat percentage
Time Frame: 6months
bone mineral density
Time Frame: 6months