Clinical trial · Interventional
Rehabilitation Including Social and Physical Activity in Children and Teenagers With Cancer
Rehabilitation Including Social and Education in Children and Teenagers With Cancer
NCT01772862CI-TRIAL-00009353RESPECTunknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early rehabilitation intervention including individualized physical training and social activities with a class mate at two weeks intervals at the ped.onc. center will increase children with cancer's level of physical performance
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood Cancer | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Only conventional supportive care
- description
- The children receive conventional supportive care with respect to physical training
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention group
- description
- The intervention components includes (real time sequence): An educational session where the child is educated on his/her cancer disease. An education session in the child's school where the child´s teachers, classmates and their parents are educated on the child´s cancer disease. Appointment of two classmates as "ambassadors". An individualized physical training program combining supervised and non-supervised training 3-5 times per week. Continued specialized physical training when relevant. At two weeks intervals joined education, physical and social activity days at the hospital with together with one of the ambassadors
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Intervention group
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 6 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Children diagnosed with cancer and treated at the pediatric oncology units in Denmark (Rigshospitalet, Odense University hospital, Aarhus University Hospital and Aalborg University Hospital) Children diagnosed with non-malignant diseases treated with surgery, chemotherapy or irradiation similar to cancer (e.g. benign CNS tumors, langerhans cell histiocytosis, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)) and treated at the pediatric oncology units in Denmark (Rigshospitalet, Odense University hospital, Aarhus University hospital and Aalborg University Hospital). Attend school at the time of diagnosis Able to communicate in Danish Exclusion Criteria: * Mental retardation at the time of diagnosis (including Down syndrome) Terminal illness at the time of diagnoses Severe co-morbidity
References
Publications (5)
- DERIVEDNielsen MKF, Christensen JF, Frandsen TL, Thorsteinsson T, Andersen LB, Christensen KB, Wehner PS, Hasle H, Adamsen LO, Schmiegelow K, Larsen HB. Effects of a physical activity program from diagnosis on cardiorespiratory fitness in children with cancer: a national non-randomized controlled trial. BMC Med. 2020 Jul 6;18(1):175. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01634-6. PMID 32624004
- DERIVEDNielsen MKF, Christensen JF, Frandsen TL, Thorsteinsson T, Andersen LB, Christensen KB, Nersting J, Faber M, Schmiegelow K, Larsen HB. Testing physical function in children undergoing intense cancer treatment-a RESPECT feasibility study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Aug;65(8):e27100. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27100. Epub 2018 May 9. PMID 29741279
- DERIVEDThorsteinsson T, Larsen HB, Schmiegelow K, Thing LF, Krustrup P, Pedersen MT, Christensen KB, Mogensen PR, Helms AS, Andersen LB. Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical function in children with cancer from diagnosis throughout treatment. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2017 May 12;3(1):e000179. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000179. eCollection 2017. PMID 28761697
- DERIVEDLindgren LH, Schmiegelow K, Helms AS, Thorsteinsson T, Larsen HB. In sickness and in health: classmates are highly motivated to provide in-hospital support during childhood cancer therapy. Psychooncology. 2017 Jan;26(1):37-43. doi: 10.1002/pon.4094. Epub 2016 Feb 12. PMID 26872002
- DERIVEDThorsteinsson T, Helms AS, Adamsen L, Andersen LB, Andersen KV, Christensen KB, Hasle H, Heilmann C, Hejgaard N, Johansen C, Madsen M, Madsen SA, Simovska V, Strange B, Thing LF, Wehner PS, Schmiegelow K, Larsen HB. Study protocol: Rehabilitation including Social and Physical activity and Education in Children and Teenagers with Cancer (RESPECT). BMC Cancer. 2013 Nov 14;13:544. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-544. PMID 24229362