Development and Validation of the EFT for Adolescents With Cancer

NCT ID: NCT05304988

Last Updated: 2025-08-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 400 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-09-07
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

There is increasing evidence of interventions shown to be effective to promote physical activity in adolescents with cancer. Nevertheless, adolescents with cancer become physically inactive after the end of the interventions. These interventions emphasized heavily on interventionists' role to assess adolescents' physical fitness and prescribe exercises. After the intervention, the adolescents were unable to follow the previous exercise prescriptions due to their changing medical conditions. To promote physical activity sustainably, it is vital to develop a patient-based assessment tool to allow adolescents with cancer to self-assess their own appropriate levels of physical activity that they could perform. However, a review of literature indicates a lack of such a tool.

Detailed Description

A cross-sectional study design will be used. A convenience sample of 400 adolescents who (1) are aged 13-18; (2) are diagnosed with cancer; (3) can communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese will be recruited in Hong Kong Children's Hospital. The outcome measures will include demographic characteristics, pain scores, cardiopulmonary function measurements, EFT scores and ratings of the physiotherapists for the fitness of subjects for physical activity.

Conditions

Cancer

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

Developing and testing of EFT

It aims to develop a patient-based assessment tool by our research members for adolescents with cancer in Hong Kong.

Testing of the EFT

Intervention Type: OTHER

Our team will develop specific questions in EFT. Then, subject will be invited to fill in a set of questionnaires covering demographic characteristics, EFT items and a numerical rating scale for pain scores. The physiotherapists will rate the subject with the most appropriate level of physical activity.

Interventions

Testing of the EFT

Our team will develop specific questions in EFT. Then, subject will be invited to fill in a set of questionnaires covering demographic characteristics, EFT items and a numerical rating scale for pain scores. The physiotherapists will rate the subject with the most appropriate level of physical activity.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 13-18
• are diagnosed with cancer
• are able to communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese

Exclusion Criteria

Those with physical or cognitive impairments and learning problems, as identified from the medical records, were excluded. Also, those with medical advice that physical activity was not recommended or with detailed exercise prescriptions from physicians or physiotherapists during recruitment were excluded.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dr Katherine Lam

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Katherine Lam, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Locations

Katherine Lam

Hong Kong, Hong Kong,China, Hong Kong

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Hong Kong

Central Contacts

Katherine Lam, PhD

Role: CONTACT

kwkatlam@polyu.edu.hk

27666420

Eva Ho, PhD

Role: CONTACT

kyeva.ho@polyu.edu.hk

27666417

Facility Contacts

Katherine Lam, Phd

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

EFT_Adolescents

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id