Clinical trial · Interventional
Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention in Preventing Excess Weight Gain in Pediatric Patients With Leukemia or Lymphoma Treated With Prednisone and/or Dexamethasone
Nutrition Intervention for Pediatric Patients With Leukemia or Lymphoma Treated With Prednisone and/or Dexamethasone
- 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)
This trial studies how well a nutrition and physical activity intervention works in preventing excess weight gain in pediatric patients with leukemia or lymphoma treated with Treated with prednisone and/or dexamethasone. A nutrition and physical activity intervention may help develop healthier eating habits and prevent rapid excess weight gain in pediatric patients with leukemia or lymphoma who are receiving prednisone and/or dexamethasone.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
Interventions
Interventions (5)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counseling | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Exercise Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Informational Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Nutritional Intervention | Dietary Supplement | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm I (counseling)
- description
- Patients attend 13 nutrition counseling sessions over 45 minutes each for 1 year. Patients may receive nutrition handouts.
- interventionNames
- Other: Counseling
- Other: Informational Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm II (nutrition and PA intervention)
- description
- Patients attend 2 tasting sessions for low-fat and low-sugar recipes and complete 2 PA sessions over 1 hour for each session.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Exercise Intervention
- Dietary Supplement: Nutritional Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 7 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Leukemia or lymphoma patient at MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital * Patients receiving prednisone and/or dexamethasone therapy at MD Anderson Children's Cancer Hospital at time of enrollment * Karnofsky performance status greater than or equal to 70 * Must be cleared by treating oncologist to participate in study * Must live close enough to attend measurement sessions at one of the clinical centers Exclusion Criteria: * Patients receiving nutrition counseling or weight management counseling elsewhere * Pediatric patients who are already receiving steroids that are not part of treatment * History of psychological disorders as indicated in the medical record (eg: eating disorders, depression)
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