Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of an Integrated Programme in Promoting the Regular Physical Activity Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Effectiveness of an Integrated Adventure-Based Training and Health Education Programme in Promoting the Adoption and Maintenance of Regular Physical Activity Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background.There is some evidence that engaging in regular moderate-intensity physical activity may help ameliorate cancer-related fatigue experienced by childhood cancer survivors, which eventually improve their quality of life. Nevertheless, there is growing concern about declining levels of physical activity in childhood cancer survivors. Purposes. To examine the effectiveness of an integrated adventure-based training and health education programme in promoting the adoption and maintenance of regular physical activity, reducing fatigue and improving the quality of life among Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors. Design and Subjects. A randomised controlled trial (RCT), two-group pre-test and repeated post-test, between subjects design was conducted. Recruitment of subjects was carried out through the Sunshine Parents Club, which is a non-profit voluntary organization with the aim to provide education and psychological support to parents of Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors. Intervention. Participants in the placebo control group received an amount of time and attention (leisure activities organized by a community centre) that mimicked that received by the experimental group. Participants in the experimental group joined a four-day integrated adventure-based training and health education programme, which contained education talks, a workshop and adventure-based training activities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Childhood Neoplasm | Childhood Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| health talk and adventure-based training | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Placebo control | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- health talk and adventure-based training
- description
- Participate will join a four-day integrated health education and adventure-based training programme, which contains education talks, workshop and adventure-based training activities. The programme will be implemented on four different days within six months in a day camp training centre. The integrated programme will be implemented in small group with maximum 15 participants in one group. Health education talks and workshop will be implemented in between adventure-based training activities in day camp centre, which will be conducted by healthcare professionals working in a local university.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: health talk and adventure-based training
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Placebo Control
- description
- Participants will receive an amount of time and attention that mimicked that received by the experimental group, but which is thought not to have any specific effect on the outcome measures. They will be invited to attend leisure activities organized by a community centre in four different days during the study period. Activities will include cartoon film shows, handicraft workshops, chess games, health talks on the prevention of influenza and healthy diet, day visit to museum and theme park.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 7 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Hong Kong Chinese childhood cancer survivors defined here as having completed treatment at least six months previously * between 7 and 18 years of age * able to speak Cantonese and read Chinese * did not engage in regular physical activity for the past 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * childhood cancer survivors with evidence of recurrence or second malignancies * those with physical impairment or cognitive and learning problems identified from their medical records
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