Cancer, Children, Exercise
Conditions
Keywords
children, cancer, exercise, fitness, body composition
Brief summary
Physical activity is a well-known and powerful tool in medicine,having preventive, palliative, and curative properties. This has not been sufficiently examined in children in remission from cancer. In this study, children in remission from cancer will be divided into exercise and control groups. The interventional group will perform two supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions. Outcome measures of the exercise intervention will be quality of life, mood, cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition and bone mineral density.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALexercise
two supervised, 60-minute weekly exercise sessions + instructions to perform additional physical activities throughout the day
Sponsors
Israel Cancer Association
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* children aged 6-16 * remission from cancer * \>6 months after completion of all therapy
Exclusion criteria
* informed consent not given in writing * refusal of tests: blood, fitness, questionnaires or DEXA * locomotive handicaps * extreme fatigue, nausea, dyspnea * concurrent acute illness * recent (less than 3 months) hospitalization * documented (echocardiographic or nuclear medicine) decrease in cardiac function * abnormal blood tests: Hb \< 10 gr/dl, neutropenia \< 500/mm3, thrombocytopenia \< 50,000/mm3 * additional chronic health conditions unrelated to cancer (e.g. celiac disease, cerebral palsy, Down's syndrome)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| health-related quality of life | 6months |
| mood | 6months |
| cardiorespiratory fitness | 6months |
| body fat percentage | 6months |
| bone mineral density | 6months |
Outcome results
None listed