Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention, Individual Intervention, Psychological Support.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Leukemia, Physical Inactivity. Basic parameters: 9 years — 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Dyadic-based Physical Activity Intervention for Children Who Are Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The goal of this study is to learn if a parent-child dyadic physical activity (PA) intervention works to improve physical activity levels in children with leukaemia. It will also learn about the intervention's effects on children's self-confidence in doing physical activity and their quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the dyadic PA intervention increase the amount of physical activity children do, compared with an individual PA intervention or usual care? Does the dyadic PA intervention improve children's confidence in doing physical activity and their overall quality of life? What is the cost-effectiveness of the dyadic intervention relative to the individual intervention and psychological support control group? Researchers will compare three groups: children and parents doing physical activity together (dyadic intervention), children doing physical activity individually (individual intervention), and children receiving psychological support sessions only (control group), to see if involving parents makes a difference. Participants will: Attend weekly sessions for 3 months (12 sessions total) Wear an activity tracker for 7 days and complete questionnaires at 5 different time points over 12 months Some participants will also be invited to take part in an interview about their experience
Interventions
- Behavioral Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention
Parent-child dyads receive a structured physical activity intervention delivered by a trained Research Assistant over 12 weekly sessions across 3 months. Parents perform the physical activity together with their child in each session. Exercise intensity is individually tailored to each child. - Behavioral Individual Intervention
Children receive the same structured 12-session, weekly physical activity intervention as the dyadic group, delivered over 3 months by a trained Research Assistant, without parental participation. Exercise intensity is individually tailored to each child. - Behavioral Psychological Support
Children receive 12 weekly sessions of simple psychological support over 3 months, delivered by a trained Research Assistant, without a physical activity component.
Primary outcome measures
- Physical Activity Level [Time frame: Baseline and 12 months（T4）]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Self-Reported Physical Activity Level [Time frame: Baseline, 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2), 9 months (T3), and 12 months (T4)]
- Health-Related Quality of Life Score (EQ-5D-Y-5L) [Time frame: Baseline, 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2), 9 months (T3), and 12 months (T4)]
- Physical Activity Self-Efficacy Score [Time frame: Baseline, 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2), 9 months (T3), and 12 months (T4)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 9-18 years old
- Diagnosed with leukaemia
- Currently undergoing maintenance therapy
- Have a parent willing to participate in the study
- Both the child and participating parent speak Cantonese and read Chinese
Exclusion criteria
- Children under palliative care with evidence of cancer recurrence or second malignancies
- Children with medical contraindications for PA, such as thrombosis, as documented by physicians
- Children or parents with physical impairment or cognitive and learning problems (identified from medical records)
- Participants in the team's other interventional studies
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07737418 · Dyadic PA Child Cancer