Effect of APA on Sleep Quality in Children With Cancer From 5 to 16 Years

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, CLERMONT-FERRAND · Jun 7, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is designed to see how adapted physical activity (which means exercise that is modified to fit the needs of children) can affect the sleep quality of children aged 5 to 16 who are being treated for blood cancer. The researchers believe that getting kids to engage in this type of daily physical activity may help them sleep better.

To participate in the study, children must be between 5 and 16 years old and currently undergoing treatment for a type of blood cancer. They also need to have consent from their parents or guardians. However, some children cannot join, such as those taking high-dose steroids, those with sleep disorders, or those on certain medications for sleep. The trial is not yet recruiting, but once it starts, families can expect their child to be involved in a program that encourages safe physical activity, with the hope of improving their sleep quality during treatment.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Children from 5 to 16 with haematological cancer undergoing treatment
• • Subjects and their parents who were informed about the study and gave informed consent.
• • Enrollment in the Social Security system
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Children on high-dose corticosteroids
• • Children under anxiolytic treatment
• • Children with sleep disorders (sleep apnea)
• • Children taking melatonin or sleeping pills
• • Contraindication to adapted physical activity
• • Refusal to participate on the part of the participant or his/her parents
• • Holders of parental authority under curatorship, guardianship, safeguard of justice
• • Pregnant or breast-feeding teenagers