Benefit for children and adolescents with cancer after sports therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: malignant disease in therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: no understanding Exclusion criteria: Temporary contraindications (leading to the postponement or suspension of individual training sessions or tests): o Unstable vital signs o Acute infections or febrile neutropenia o Thrombocytopenia < 10,000/µl or < 20,000/µl with signs of bleeding
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| o Adherence to the sports therapy intervention and the occurrence of any adverse events o Instrument: Exercise diary kept by parents and children (depending on age), as well as AE form and documentation form completed by sports therapists oThe following are recorded: number of units completed, minutes of exercise per week, and a brief documentation of the content (e.g., endurance, coordination, or strength exercises) o Survey times: Continuously during the intervention period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| o Motor performance Instrument: Selected subtests of the MOON test • Strength endurance: Sit-to-stand test The test is individually adapted by trained sports therapists, takes approx. 15–20 minutes per child and takes place – depending on availability – in the sports room, in the hallway or at the patient's bedside. The test is carried out at two points in time: • t0 (before the start of the sports intervention) • t1 (after 12 weeks of intervention ± 1 week) The evaluation is carried out in accordance with the original publication. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Helios Kliniken Schwerin