NCT04483362

CanMove: A Physical Activity Program for Children With Cancer

CanMove: The Feasibility of Implementing a Physical Activity Intervention for Children Undergoing Acute Cancer Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will evaluate a physical activity intervention for children during acute cancer treatment. The intervention aims to encourage children to participate in increased levels of physical activity and reduce the amount of time they spend engaged in sedentary activities. This study also aims to evaluate different ways of assessing physical function in order to determine the best outcome measure to use for children during acute cancer treatment.

Detailed description

All participants will receive the intervention which involves weekly sessions with a physiotherapist and the provision of an activity tracker. The sessions will aim to help motivate participants to be more physically active and identify barriers to physical activity in their environment. The activity tracker will be used to set a steps per day goal for the participant to achieve. The intervention will be assessed for feasibility using aspects of the Bowen Framework. Under this framework the intervention will be evaluated according to different domains: * Acceptability: To what extent is a new idea, program, process or measure judged as suitable or satisfying * Demand: To what extent is a new idea, program, process, or measure likely to be used * Implementation: To what extent can a new program is successfully delivered to intended participants * Practicality: To what extent can the program can be carried out with intended participants using existing means, resources, and circumstances * Limited efficiency: Does the a new program show promise of being successful with the intended population In order to find out the best way to assess physical function, participants will complete 5 different assessments. The results from these assessments will help to determine the best measure to use in this population.

Conditions

• Pediatric Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Complex physical activity intervention	Structured weekly sessions with a Physiotherapist over an 8 week period, including: * Evaluation of current levels of physical activity and physical function - including discussion of results * Education regarding the importance of physical activity * Supervised physical activity session with a physiotherapist * Structured weekly sessions applying behavioural change techniques which aim to increase participation in physical activity. Sessions include: provision of activity monitor (Fitbit Inspire), goal setting, monitoring, collaborative problem solving and action plan implementation. Intervention includes additional time allowance of 1 hour per week to assist in implementing action plan items

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-11-09
• Primary completion: 2021-09-03
• Completion: 2021-09-03
• First posted: 2020-07-23
• Last updated: 2022-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Australia