Exercise Training in Childhood Cancer

Summary

The purpose of this multicenter study is to evaluate a personalised and standardised exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing anti-cancer treatment.

Conditions

• Pediatric Oncology

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise training

Exercise training during intensive cancer treatment. Training mainly consists of age-appropriate and personalized endurance, strength, flexibility, balance/coordination and gait training. Three to five weekly training sessions lasting 30 to 60 minutes each for about eight to ten weeks (depending on the course of the cancer treatment).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital Heidelberg

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre Leon Berard

  collaborator OTHER

• Oxford Brookes University

  collaborator OTHER

• Fondazione Monza e Brianza per il Bambino e la sua Mamma (MBBM)

  collaborator OTHER

• European University of Madrid

  collaborator OTHER

• Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano

  collaborator OTHER

• University Medical Centre Ljubljana

  collaborator OTHER

• Rigshospitalet, Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• German Sport University, Cologne

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital, Essen

  collaborator OTHER

• Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jörg Faber, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

4 Years

Max Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-04-25

Primary Completion

2026-01-26

Completion

2026-01-26

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations