Status:

COMPLETED

Physical Activity on Postural Stability and Coordination in Children With Posterior Fossa Tumor

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357

Conditions:

Posterior Fossa Tumor

Medulloblastoma, Childhood

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Medulloblastoma is a rapidly-growing tumor of the cerebellum, this area controls balance, posture and sophisticated motor functions like finer hand movements, speech, and swallowing. It has been repor...

Detailed Description

The effects of physical exercise training interventions for childhood cancer participants are not yet convincing due to small numbers of participants and insufficient study methodology. More and high-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children with posterior fossa tumors during follow up.
  • Children between 5-12 years old.
  • Time elapsed since the start of treatment more than 4 months in order to be in maintenance phase.
  • They can understand verbal command.
  • Children with no visual, auditory or perceptual disorders.
  • Children are already treated surgically.

Exclusion

  • Children who have one or more of the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
  • Children with a genetic disorder or mental retardation.
  • Children with a chronic lung disease.
  • Sever cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction \<40%, ischemia and angina pectoris at rest).
  • Children with a neuromuscular disease not related to tumor.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 6 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04528316

Start Date

August 6 2020

End Date

April 30 2021

Last Update

August 4 2021

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Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357

Cairo, Egypt, 11441