Evaluation of the exercise programs for childhood cancer patients offered by the German Sports University Cologne in the Children’s Hospital Amsterdamer Straße

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015317

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-04-04

Start date

2018-07-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

pediatric cancer C00-D48

Interventions

Group 1: Childhood cancer patients participating at the inpatient exercise program offered during intense cancer treatment (PG1) Group 2: Childhood cancer patients participating at the outpatient exer

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 22 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria (for all patient groups, PG1, Pg2 and PG3) • Age between 2 and 22 years • Childhood cancer disease • Medical treatment at the Children's hospital Amsterdamer Straße, Cologne • medical clearance of the treating physician • informed consent from the legal guardian and the participant Inclusion criteria (for all healthy comparison groups, GG1 and GG2) • Age between 2 and 22 years • Healthy siblings or friends of a childhood cancer patient • informed consent from the legal guardian and the participant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: exclusion criteria (for all groups) • specific impairments (following physician’s advice)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence (documentation of the number of offered and attended sessions)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
• Reasons for non-participation at the training sessions or study drop out (continuous documentation) • Reasons for training cancellation (continuous documentation) • Intensity of training sessions (heart rate monitoring during training sessions; assessment of perceived exertion using BORG-scale) • Session protocols (continuous documentation of performed exercises) • Physical condition (assessment of perceived physical condition before and at the end of each training session using a three-stage smiley-scale) • adverse events (documentation of exercise-related adverse events leading to health deteriorations • program satisfaction (assessment of program satisfaction using a self-developed questionnaire) • motor performance testing (MOT 4-6 or DMT 6-18; performed after cessation of inpatient cancer treatment)	—

Measure

Time frame

• Reasons for non-participation at the training sessions or study drop out (continuous documentation) • Reasons for training cancellation (continuous documentation) • Intensity of training sessions (heart rate monitoring during training sessions; assessment of perceived exertion using BORG-scale) • Session protocols (continuous documentation of performed exercises) • Physical condition (assessment of perceived physical condition before and at the end of each training session using a three-stage smiley-scale) • adverse events (documentation of exercise-related adverse events leading to health deteriorations • program satisfaction (assessment of program satisfaction using a self-developed questionnaire) • motor performance testing (MOT 4-6 or DMT 6-18; performed after cessation of inpatient cancer treatment)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Däggelmann

Deutsche Sporthochschule KölnInstitut für Kreislaufforschung und Sportmedizin, Abteilung Molekulare und Zelluläre Sportmedizin

j.daeggelmann@dshs-koeln.de0221-4982 5450

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026