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
Active Locations (1)
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Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357
Cairo, Egypt, 11441