Improving an active lifestyle and sports participation in adolescents and young adults with meningomyelocele (MMC): Optimalisation and evaluation of an intervention.

Phase 2

• Conditions: meningomyelocele; Spina Bifida; 10027664

• Registration Number: NL-OMON30620
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

- diagnosis MMC
- age 16 - 25 years
- known in Erasmus MC in outpatient clinic for Young adults

Exclusion Criteria

- complete dependence of an electric wheelchair
- disorder other than MMC that contra-indicates physical activity (i.e. lung disorder)
- disorder that contra-indicates a maximal exercise test
- not able to understand the research assignments and therapy instructions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Body composition:<br /><br>BMI<br /><br><br /><br>Daily activity:<br /><br>activity counts as measured with an Actigraph<br /><br><br /><br>Fitness:<br /><br>Maximum oxygen uptake, measured during a maximal exercise test</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Body composition<br /><br>Length, weight, percentage body fat, waistcircumference<br /><br><br /><br>Daily activity<br /><br>MET/h per day, measured with a questionnaire (PASIPD).<br /><br><br /><br>Fitness:<br /><br>Distance covered within 6 minutes.</p><br>