Status:

UNKNOWN

Dual Task Gait Performance in Pediatric Oncology Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University

Conditions:

Pediatric Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-18 years

Brief Summary

Cancer incidence, which is recognized as the leading cause of death in children worldwide, is gradually increasing. Most studies on children who survive cancer show that the disease and its treatment...

Detailed Description

Cancer incidence, which is recognized as the leading cause of death in children worldwide, is gradually increasing. About 300,000 children aged 0 to 19 are diagnosed with cancer each year, according t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy control group:
  • Being in the age range of 6-18,
  • To be physically, cognitively and mentally healthy,
  • Open to communication enough to understand questions,
  • Speaking and understanding Turkish,
  • Approval has been obtained from the child and his / her family for the study and who agrees to participate in the study,
  • Case group:
  • Able to walk alone without any walking aid,
  • Open to communication enough to understand questions,
  • Speaking and understanding Turkish,
  • Approval has been obtained from the child and his / her family for the study and who agrees to participate in the study,
  • Children between the ages of 6-18 will be included in the study

Exclusion

  • Healthy control group:
  • Any orthopedic or neurological impairment that would prevent walking;
  • Having any mental disability that prevents cognitive task
  • Case group:
  • Staying in an isolated room or having risk of infection (neutropenic, etc.),
  • Any orthopedic or neurological impairment that could prevent walking;
  • Having any mental disability that prevents cognitive task,
  • Individuals with malignant hypertension or unstable heart disease (eg congestive heart failure) will not be included in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 20 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04784026

Start Date

March 1 2021

End Date

March 20 2023

Last Update

March 5 2021

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Emel Taşvuran Horata

Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (Türkiye), 03030