Cancer diagnoses in childhood and adolescence
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group:
The intervention is a cognitively challenging physical activity intervention for children and adolescents with cancer undergoing acute therapy. The intervention is based o
Sponsors
Universität Bern
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children and adolescents aged 6-17 years with a diagnosis of any type of cancer requiring chemo- and/or radiotherapy, expected to last a minimum of at least six weeks at the time of recruitment, and/or CNS surgery, will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have cognitive and physical disabilities (e.g. down syndrome, cerebral palsy), that prevent participation in the intervention. Additionally, the inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, is an exclusion criterion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether a twelve-week cognitively challenging physical activity intervention in children and adolescents with cancer has a positive effect on their executive functions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary objectives are to investigate whether the twelve-week cognitively challenging physical activity program has a positive effect on cardiovascular health, motor abilities, body composition, psychosocial functioning, health-related quality of life and fatigue. Additionally, feasibility, safety, and adverse events of our physical activity program will be assessed. A physical activity counselling in maintenance therapy or aftercare will be offered to all participants, and its feasibility will be explored using qualitative interviews. | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactValentin Benzing
Universität Bern
Outcome results
None listed