Playtime prescription: new study aims to help young cancer patients thrive
NCT ID NCT07213024
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether structured physical activity and play can help preschool children with cancer improve their motor skills and development. About 82 children aged 1-5 will take part in a 9-month program that includes group play at the hospital, parent education, and online activities at home. The goal is to see if this approach helps them move and function better during and after cancer treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 82 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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12 to 71 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Children newly diagnosed with cancer or cancer-like benign disorders. * Children between the ages of ≥12 to \<72 months at the time of treatment initiation. * Children undergoing intravenous chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy and/or immuno-therapy at the Department for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Copenhagen Univer-sity Hospital-Rigshospitalet. Exclusion Criteria: * Children diagnosed with severe mental or physical disorders that prevent them from follow-ing instructions in relation to the intervention and testing. * Children where neither of the parents/guardians can communicate in Danish without a translator.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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