Active Video Games to Promote Physical Activity in Children With Cancer

Turku University Hospital (TYKS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise based on active video gaming

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01748058

T87/2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of active video gaming with regard to the promotion of physical activity and motor learning in children with cancer. Experienced fatigue, body mass index and the development of metabolic risk factors during treatment are also examined.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cancer diagnose
• treated with Vincristine in Turku University Hospital or Tampere University Hospital

Exclusion criteria

• other diseases limiting functional ability
• not able to communicate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Active video games

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise based on active video gaming

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise based on active video gaming

Routine care

No Intervention group