Dyadic Physical Activity Intervention for Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment

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Conditions studied: Leukemia, Physical Inactivity

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07737418

Run by

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

People needed

198

Starts

2027-01-01

Expected to finish

2030-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-31

Who can join

Age: 9 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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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