Effectiveness of an Adventure-based Training Programme in Promoting Regular Physical Activity, Reducing Fatigue and Enhancing Quality of Life Among Hong Kong Chinese Childhood Cancer Survivors
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 222
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- change in levels of cancer-related fatigue from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group
研究概览
简要总结
Background: Cancer-related fatigue is the most common concern reported by Childhood cancer survivors. Empirical evidence is needed to find out an appropriate strategy for ameliorating its impact.
Purposes: To examine the effectiveness of an adventure-based training programme in promoting regular physical activity, reducing fatigue and enhancing quality of life among Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors.
Design and Subjects: A randomised controlled trial (RCT), two-group pre-test and repeated post-test, between subjects design has been conducted. Recruitment of subjects has been carried out in an outpatient clinic, and through the Children's Cancer Foundation and Sunshine Group, which are non-profit voluntary organizations with the aim to provide education and supportive services to parents of Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors.
Intervention: Participants in the experimental group have joined a four-day adventure-based training programme, which contains education talks, a workshop and adventure-based training activities. Those in the placebo control group has received an amount of time and attention (leisure activities organized by a community centre) that mimick that received by the experimental group.
详细描述
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of an adventure-based training programme in promoting regular physical activity, reducing fatigue and enhancing quality of life among Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors.
Intervention
Experimental group
Besides receiving medical follow-up, participants have joined a four-day adventure-based training programme, which contains education talks, a workshop to work out a feasible individual action plan for regular physical activity and adventure-based training activities. Previous research showed that working out individual action plan is important, which can increase the possibility for people to turn their intentions into health promotion action. The content of the education talks is tailor-made for participants in which they do not engage in regular physical activity.
Placebo control group
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 9 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •The Inclusion Criteria for eligible Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivals are as follows:
- •Aged 9 to 16 years;
- •Able to speak Cantonese and read Chinese;
- •Had completed cancer treatment at least six months previously; and
- •Did not engage in regular physical activity for the past 6 months.
排除标准
- •The investigators will exclude childhood cancer survivors with evidence of recurrence or second malignancies, and those with physical impairment or cognitive and learning problems identified from their medical records.
研究组 & 干预措施
health talk and adventure-based training
Participate will join a four-day adventure-based training programme, which contains education talks, workshop and adventure-based training activities. The programme will be implemented on four different days within six months in a day camp training centre. The integrated programme will be implemented in small group with maximum 12 participants in one group. Health education talks and workshop will be implemented in between adventure-based training activities in day camp centre, which will be conducted by healthcare professionals working in a local university.
干预措施: health talk and adventure-based training (Behavioral)
Placebo Control
Participants will receive an amount of time and attention that mimicked that received by the experimental group, but which is thought not to have any specific effect on the outcome measures. They will be invited to attend leisure activities organized by a community centre in four different days during the study period. Activities will include cartoon film shows, handicraft workshops, chess games, health talks on the prevention of influenza and healthy diet, day visit to museum and theme park.
干预措施: Placebo Control (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
change in levels of cancer-related fatigue from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group
时间窗: 6-month follow-up
The primary outcomes are levels of cancer-related fatigue at 6 months after starting the intervention among the two groups. The Fatigue Scale - Child will be used to assess the fatigue of subjects who are 7 to 12 years old. For those aged 13 to 18, their fatigue levels will be measured by the Fatigue Scale - Adolescent.
次要结局
- muscle strength at baseline(baseline)
- change in muscle strength from baseline at 3-month follow-up between intervention and control group(3-month follow up)
- change in muscle strength from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group(6-month follow up)
- change in muscle strength from baseline at 9-month follow-up between intervention and control group(9-month follow up)
- change in muscle strength from baseline at 12-month follow-up between intervention and control group(12-month follow up)
- change in levels of cancer-related fatigue from baseline at 3-month follow-up between intervention and control group(3-month follow-up)
- change in levels of cancer-related fatigue from baseline at 9-month follow-up between intervention and control group(9-month follow-up)
- change in levels of cancer-related fatigue from baseline at 12-month follow-up between intervention and control group(12-months follow-up)
- levels of cancer-related fatigue at Baseline(Baseline)
- change in stages of change from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group(6-month follow up)
- change in stages of change from baseline at 9-month follow-up between intervention and control group(9-month follow up)
- change in physical activity levels from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group(6-month follow-up)
- change in physical activity levels from baseline at 3-month follow-up between intervention and control group(3-month follow-up)
- change in physical activity levels from baseline at 9-month follow-up between intervention and control group(9-month follow-up)
- change in physical activity levels from baseline at 12-month follow-up between intervention and control group(12-month follow-up)
- Physical activity levels activity at Baseline(Baseline)
- Stages of Change at baseline(Baseline)
- change in stages of change from baseline at 3-month follow-up between intervention and control group(3-month follow up)
- change in stages of change from baseline at 12-month follow-up between intervention and control group(12-month follow up)
- physical activity self-efficacy at baseline(baseline)
- change in physical activity self-efficacy from baseline at 3-month follow-up between intervention and control group(3-month follow up)
- change in physical activity self-efficacy from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group(6-month follow up)
- quality of life at baseline(baseline)
- change in physical activity self-efficacy from baseline at 9-month follow-up between intervention and control group(9-month follow up)
- change in physical activity self-efficacy from baseline at 12-month follow-up between intervention and control group(12-month follow up)
- change in quality of life from baseline at 3-month follow-up between intervention and control group(3-month follow up)
- change in quality of life from baseline at 6-month follow-up between intervention and control group(6-month follow up)
- change in quality of life from baseline at 9-month follow-up between intervention and control group(9-month follow up)
- change in quality of life from baseline at 12-month follow-up between intervention and control group(12-month follow up)