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The series of the 3-year study aims to explore parents' experience of caring for a child's weight change among parents of children and adolescents with cancer, examine the associations and trends among muscle wasting and health-related variables, and then implement and assess effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach with a personalized physical activity (walking) training intervention on improving muscle mass and other health-related variables.


Clinical Trial Description

Specific aims, year by year

1. The aim for Year 1 is as follows:

Aim 1: To explore parents' experience of caring for promoting a child's exercise among parents of children and adolescents with cancer.

2. The aims for Year 2 are as follows:

Aim 2-1: To examine the associations between the degree of muscle wasting and health-related variables (fatigue level, symptom distress level, physical activity involvement, dietary intake, and QoL) among children and adolescents with cancer.

Aim 2-2: To examine the trends of changes in muscle wasting and health-related variables (fatigue level, symptom distress level, physical activity involvement, dietary intake, and QoL) during the first 6 months of cancer treatment among children and adolescents with cancer.

3. The aim for Year 3 is as follows:

Aim 3: To examine the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary approach with a personalized walking exercise program on changes in body composition and health-related variables (fatigue level, symptom distress level, subjective physical activity involvement, objective physical activity measurement, dietary intake, and QoL) among children and adolescents with cancer. ;


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NCT number NCT04353063
Study type Interventional
Source National Taiwan University Hospital
Contact Wei-Wen Wu, PhD
Phone 886-2-23123456
Email weiwen@ntu.edu.tw
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date August 14, 2020
Completion date July 31, 2023

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