Sensorimotor training during acute care for pediatric cancer disease - feasibility, perceived benefit and first effects on selected functional parameters as well as physical activity

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Childhood cancer; C00-D48; Neoplasms

• Registration Number: DRKS00027429
• Lead Sponsor: Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln Institut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin Abteilung Molekulare und Zelluläre Sportmedizin

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-02-09
• Study Completion: 2023-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 11

Inclusion Criteria

age: = 5 and = 21 years
- oncological disease; treatment requires regular inpatient stays with chemotherapeutic treatment
- presence of the medical consent from the
treating oncologist
- presence of a written informed consent from a
legal guardian (participants <18 years) as well as a written informed consent from the participant

Exclusion Criteria

- physical or mental impairments that make participation in the training intervention or the functional motor tests impossible from the oncologist's point of view (including amputations or severe functional impairments of the lower
extremities)
- special stress circumstances (on doctor's
recommendation)
- lack of german language skills that don't allow understanding of the consent forms or explanations of SMT.

Contraindications (leading to interruption of the training):
- Thrombocytopenia (acute platelet count below 10,000mm³ or 20,000mm³ with bleeding signs
- Acute thrombosis
- Nausea/emesis or dizziness
- Fever (=38.0°C)
- During severe infections
- Up to 7 days after minor surgical procedures
- At least 2 weeks after major surgical procedures
- injuries of muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints or bones that make participation temporarily impossible

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary endpoint is the perceived benefit (children and parents) of the sensorimotor training, assessed by applying a questionnaire comprising questions (1) about the perceived effectiveness of the program on selected physical performance skills, functional mobility and physical activity, (2) about their satisfaction with the sensorimotor training and (3) about feasibility of this training modality in the hospital and at home.<br>The self-developed questionnaire is completed by study participants and their parents after the 4-week sensorimotor intervention.