TY - JOUR
T1 - The VIE study
T2 - feasibility of a physical activity intervention in a multidisciplinary program in children with cancer
AU - Caru, Maxime
AU - Duhamel, Gabrielle
AU - Marcil, Valérie
AU - Sultan, Serge
AU - Meloche, Caroline
AU - Bouchard, Isabelle
AU - Drouin, Simon
AU - Bertout, Laurence
AU - Laverdiere, Caroline
AU - Sinnett, Daniel
AU - Curnier, Daniel
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank all the families and the clinical team of the oncology unit at the Sainte-Justine University Health Center. We appreciate the assistance of Ariane Levesque (McGill University) for her review of the article in the English language.
Funding Information:
This research was funded by The Fondation Charles-Bruneau, IGA, Fondation du plaisir de mieux manger, the Fonds de Recherche du Québec en Santé, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Acknowledgments
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Background: Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. The physiological and psychological benefits of physical activity have been shown in children with cancer. However, almost one in two cancer patients do not follow the physical activity guidelines. The aim of this study will be to assess the feasibility of a physical activity program intervention in pediatric oncology and to assess the barriers and facilitators to the success or failure of this physical activity program. Methods: The VIE (valorization, implication, and education) intervention is a multidisciplinary program including physical activity, nutritional, and psychological interventions in pediatric oncology. This study involves one intervention group that will be followed over 2 years (evaluations and physical activity interventions) and one control group that will participate in only one evaluation. Children from the intervention group have been diagnosed and will be undergoing treatment at the Charles-Bruneau oncology center from the Sainte-Justine University Health Center (Montreal, Canada). The feasibility of this program will be measured through a comparison between sessions performed and sessions scheduled, while the security will be measured according to the number of reported incidents. Discussion: This study will examine the effects of exercise in pediatric oncology from diagnosis to the expected end of treatment (i.e., 2 years of follow-up). Currently, there are only a few longitudinal studies on physical activity and pediatric cancer. Physiological and psychological tests will allow a better knowledge of the evolution of the physical fitness and mental health of the patients during the period of care. It is necessary to document and provide complementary knowledge in the pediatric oncology field in order to engage the discourse with pediatric oncology health professionals to help patients during and after treatment. This is an important study in the exercise and oncology field to help patients and their family during and after cancer treatments.
AB - Background: Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world. The physiological and psychological benefits of physical activity have been shown in children with cancer. However, almost one in two cancer patients do not follow the physical activity guidelines. The aim of this study will be to assess the feasibility of a physical activity program intervention in pediatric oncology and to assess the barriers and facilitators to the success or failure of this physical activity program. Methods: The VIE (valorization, implication, and education) intervention is a multidisciplinary program including physical activity, nutritional, and psychological interventions in pediatric oncology. This study involves one intervention group that will be followed over 2 years (evaluations and physical activity interventions) and one control group that will participate in only one evaluation. Children from the intervention group have been diagnosed and will be undergoing treatment at the Charles-Bruneau oncology center from the Sainte-Justine University Health Center (Montreal, Canada). The feasibility of this program will be measured through a comparison between sessions performed and sessions scheduled, while the security will be measured according to the number of reported incidents. Discussion: This study will examine the effects of exercise in pediatric oncology from diagnosis to the expected end of treatment (i.e., 2 years of follow-up). Currently, there are only a few longitudinal studies on physical activity and pediatric cancer. Physiological and psychological tests will allow a better knowledge of the evolution of the physical fitness and mental health of the patients during the period of care. It is necessary to document and provide complementary knowledge in the pediatric oncology field in order to engage the discourse with pediatric oncology health professionals to help patients during and after treatment. This is an important study in the exercise and oncology field to help patients and their family during and after cancer treatments.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00520-019-05085-5
DO - 10.1007/s00520-019-05085-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 31620924
AN - SCOPUS:85074607691
SN - 0941-4355
VL - 28
SP - 2627
EP - 2636
JO - Supportive Care in Cancer
JF - Supportive Care in Cancer
IS - 6
ER -
