Trial Title:
The Effects of Parent-Child Activity Program on PA of Children With Cancer
NCT ID:
NCT06476951
Condition:
Childhood Cancer
Physical Activity
Intervention Program
Parent-Child Relations
Conditions: Keywords:
Childhood Cancer
Physical Activity
Parent-Child Activity Program
Study type:
Interventional
Study phase:
N/A
Overall status:
Recruiting
Study design:
Allocation:
Non-Randomized
Intervention model:
Parallel Assignment
Primary purpose:
Supportive Care
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Intervention:
Intervention type:
Behavioral
Intervention name:
Parent-Child Physical Activity Program
Description:
The program includes online education, parent-child games, parent-child dancing, and
other parent-child physical activity activities.
Arm group label:
Parent-Child Physical Activity Program
Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of Parent-Child activity program on
physical activity of children with cancer. The main question it aims to answer is:
- Whether the Parent-Child activity program has effectiveness for children with cancer
on their physical Activity, Physical Activity Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity
Enjoyment, Family Support, and for parents on Physical Activity based on the Youth
Physical Activity Promotion Model.
Participants will:
- Receive a handbook on information related to physical activity and Parent-Child
physical activity when the child is undergoing treatment.
- Participate in Parent-Child activities, such as throw ball catch game, which are
organized by the professionals.
- Parents or/and children receive subscriptions on physical activity through WeChat,
including the benefits of physical activities and Parent-Child activities, common
physical activities and Parent-Child activities, and follow-up video.
Researchers will compare control group to see if there are differences between usual care
on physical activity and Parent-Child activity program
Detailed description:
The intervention includes three main contents:
1. Establishment and use of WeChat group - information support Nurses in the
intervention group establish a WeChat group and invite children with cancer and/or
their parents to join the WeChat group, and the children and their parents were
regularly subscribed the knowledge related to physical activity on a weekly basis.
The contents mainly include the following modules: ① the benefits and importance of
physical activity for patients with cancer and the harm of sedentary activities; ②
the expert advice and guidelines on physical activity for patients with cancer; ③
common types of physical activities for children with cancer; ④ the suitable amount,
frequency and intensity of physical activities for children with cancer; ⑤ the
important role of the parents in their children's physical activities and the
significance of parent-child activities; ⑥ the measures to ensure the safety of the
children during the course of their physical activities; ⑦ emergency treatment plan
for any uncomfortable symptoms. In addition, every Monday morning at 8 a.m., the
researcher sent a physical activity record list to them, inviting children and
parents to record the physical activity accordingly, in order to calculate the
amount of exercise per week.
2. Use of WeChat Official account - information and skills support Using the WeChat
Official account of the hospital's Department of Paediatric Oncology, tweets and
video content related to physical activity are published every Thursday, Saturday
and Sunday, mainly including knowledge of physical activity and videos on common
types of physical activity and parent-child physical activity. Demonstrations and
follow-up exercises videos are provided so that children and parents can choose
suitable physical activities for exercise according to their own physical conditions
and preferences. Among them, the knowledge of the benefits of physical activity, the
importance and significance of parent-child activities and how to ensure safety
during exercise; physical activity videos include: ① common warm-up and stretching
exercises and action points; ② common aerobic exercises (such as brisk walking,
jogging, cycling, jumping rope, aerobics, etc.) and action points; ③ common
resistance exercises (such as sit-ups, push-ups, high leg lifts, dumbbell exercises,
etc.) and action points; ③ common resistance exercises (such as sit-ups, push-ups,
high leg lifts, dumbbell exercises, etc.) and action points. (e.g. sit-ups,
push-ups, elevated leg exercises, dumbbell exercises, etc.) and the main points of
the movements; (4) common parent-child activities (e.g. relay running, two-person
aerobics, two-person games, ball games, swinging sports, jumping grids, throwing
sandbags, jumping hoops, etc.) and the main points of the movements; (5) common
outdoor family sports (e.g. mountain climbing, rowing, etc.) and the strategies and
precautions.
3. Face-to-face parent-child group activities - venue support The children and their
parents were told to follow up for every 4 weeks, and on the day of their return to
the hospital for review, 5-7 pairs of children and their parents from the review
were organised to participate in face-to-face parent-child group activities together
for 90-120 minutes each time. The researcher provided them with venues and sports
items (e.g., jump ropes, batons, elastic bands, sports videos, etc.), and organised
them to participate in parent-child activities and competitions by using open, flat
and safe venues in the hospital. The main contents of the group parent-child
activities included: ① warm-up and stretching activities (following the
demonstration exercises); ② parent-child games and competitions: such as jumping
lattice, relay running, wooden man, throwing sandbags, badminton, ball-carrying
running, tug-of-war, etc.; and③parent-child dance demonstration and evaluation.
The intervention will last for 12 weeks, and followed up will be organized for 3 months
after the completion of all interventions.
Criteria for eligibility:
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria of children:
- aged 6-14 years when they are recruited
- diagnosed with cancer
- are undergoing cancer treatment when they are recruited
- are able to communicate in Chinese
Exclusion Criteria of children:
- have physical impairment
- have cognitive impairment
- have impaired mental status
Inclusion Criteria of parents:
- are able to communicate in Chinese and read Chinese
- are able to use a smart phone with the instant messaging application WeChat
Exclusion Criteria of parents:
- have emotional or psychiatric disorders
- have cognitive problems
Gender:
All
Minimum age:
6 Years
Maximum age:
14 Years
Healthy volunteers:
No
Locations:
Facility:
Name:
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
Address:
City:
Guangzhou
Zip:
510080
Country:
China
Status:
Recruiting
Contact:
Last name:
Yijie Dong, Bachelor
Phone:
86 13592034212
Email:
dongyj35@mail2.sysu.edu.cn
Start date:
September 1, 2023
Completion date:
December 31, 2025
Lead sponsor:
Agency:
Ke Liu
Agency class:
Other
Collaborator:
Agency:
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Agency class:
Other
Collaborator:
Agency:
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Agency class:
Other
Source:
Sun Yat-sen University
Record processing date:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on November 12, 2024
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov page:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06476951
