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Promotion of Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation (HSCT) During the In-patient Phase
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating exercise and rehabilitation counselling and rehabilitation counselling for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 80 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This interventional study was designed to assess the validity and the impact of a rehabilitation program on pediatric cancer patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (HSCT). Each participant will be randomly assigned to either an experimental or control (counseling rehabilitation care) group. The experimental group participate in an inpatient rehabilitation program for the duration of HSCT pathway. The program include standardized activities for 5 days a week in the child's room or in a pediatric gym at the hospital.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention consists in a standardized physical exercise (PE) and rehabilitation counselling indications (RCI). PE is done 5 days/week (2 days in autonomy by the patient with parents support and 3 days supervised). Each session lasts 30 minutes and this is supervised by one therapist for all patients. Patients are enrolled in an EP composed by three different types of exercises, each carried out for 10 minutes per session: muscle strength exercises for upper and lower extremities preceded by warming up, aerobic exercises and stretching. The kind of exercise is differentiated by age range (children, 5-12 years and adolescents, 13-18 years).
RCI, which have to be followed daily, consist in some practical advice was given on how to adopt an active lifestyle during the recovery (e.g., getting up to go to the bathroom, getting up to move to the window to talk with visitors, sit on chair to have school lessons).