Clinical trial · Interventional
Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Dyadic-based Physical Activity Intervention for Children Who Are Undergoing Cancer Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- 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 goal of this study is to learn if a parent-child dyadic physical activity (PA) intervention works to improve physical activity levels in children with leukaemia. It will also learn about the intervention's effects on children's self-confidence in doing physical activity and their quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the dyadic PA intervention increase the amount of physical activity children do, compared with an individual PA intervention or usual care? Does the dyadic PA intervention improve children's confidence in doing physical activity and their overall quality of life? What is the cost-effectiveness of the dyadic intervention relative to the individual intervention and psychological support control group? Researchers will compare three groups: children and parents doing physical activity together (dyadic intervention), children doing physical activity individually (individual intervention), and children receiving psychological support sessions only (control group), to see if involving parents makes a difference. Participants will: Attend weekly sessions for 3 months (12 sessions total) Wear an activity tracker for 7 days and complete questionnaires at 5 different time points over 12 months Some participants will also be invited to take part in an interview about their experience
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Physical Inactivity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Individual Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Psychological Support | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Dyadic Intervention
- description
- Parent-child dyads complete a 3-month, 12-session physical activity program together, with intensity tailored to each child.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Individual Intervention
- description
- Children complete the same 3-month, 12 weekly sessions physical activity program as the dyadic group, but without parental participation.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Individual Intervention
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 9 Years
- Maximum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Children aged 9-18 years old * Diagnosed with leukaemia * Currently undergoing maintenance therapy * Have a parent willing to participate in the study * Both the child and participating parent speak Cantonese and read Chinese Exclusion Criteria: * Children under palliative care with evidence of cancer recurrence or second malignancies * Children with medical contraindications for PA, such as thrombosis, as documented by physicians * Children or parents with physical impairment or cognitive and learning problems (identified from medical records) * Participants in the team's other interventional studies
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