Online Physical Activity and Health Counseling for Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Launched by RIGSHOSPITALET, DENMARK · Jun 25, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new way to help children and young adults who survived childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) improve their physical health after treatment. Although many children survive ALL, they often face long-term problems like reduced physical fitness and a higher risk of other health issues such as heart and metabolic diseases. This study will test a 26-week online exercise program combined with health advice and educational resources delivered through an app. The goal is to see if this approach can improve participants’ fitness, encourage healthier habits, and help them get back to everyday activities like school, sports, and hobbies.

The study is looking for participants aged 10 to 21 who finished ALL treatment at least a year ago and who are not currently meeting recommended activity levels (about 60 minutes of exercise per day for kids). Participants should be following up at the pediatric oncology clinic at Copenhagen University Hospital. Those with serious physical or mental health issues that make exercise unsafe won’t be able to join. If accepted, participants will take part in guided online workouts, have access to a physical activity website, and receive personalized health consultations. This program is designed to be convenient by allowing survivors to participate from home, removing barriers like travel. The study could change how healthcare providers support ALL survivors by making exercise a regular part of recovery for all survivors, helping them improve quality of life and reduce future health risks.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • aged 10-21 years old,
• • at least one year from ended treatment of acute lymphoplastic leukemia
• • not adhering to WHO's recommendations for physical activity (i.e., 60 minutes of daily moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity including two weekly sessions of strength training for children and 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity weekly for adults),
• • followed at the pediatric oncology out-patient clinic at Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Children with a mental disability,
• • other severe physical co-morbidity contradicting physical exercise,
• • and/or terminal illness