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Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell NeoplasmNCT04678427

Exercise Program (TEAM Me) for the Improvement of Movement and Mobility in Pediatric and Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer Undergoing a Blood Stem Cell Transplant

A study testing 6 Minute Walk Functional Test, Behavioral Intervention and Survey Administration in people with Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm and Malignant Solid Neoplasm, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 2 sites in United States.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This clinical trial studies how well an exercise program (Totally Excited About Moving, Mobility, and Exercise [TEAM Me]) affects the exercise and dietary habits of pediatric and adolescents and young adults with cancer undergoing a blood stem cell transplant. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 29 years
What is being tested?
6 Minute Walk Functional Test, Behavioral Intervention and Survey Administration
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
13 Nov 2020to 31 Dec 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 29 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Be admitted to an inpatient pediatric ward for the purpose of HSCT for the treatment of malignancy
  • Be greater than or equal to 6 years of age and less than 30 years of age
  • Participants or guardians are willing and able to give written informed consent either prior to admission or within 48 hours following admission and to comply with all of the study activities and procedures
  • Participants or guardians are willing and able to give written informed consent for protocol PA18-0130 (Pediatric Energy balance data repository protocol), companion protocol for the Fitbit application/assessment

Who cannot join

  • Patients whose clinical status precludes them from participating in any physical activity including but not limited to: declining respiratory status, hypoxia requiring high flow nasal cannula (Vapotherm), hypotension, and active bleeding.
  • At MD Anderson HSCT patients admitted to adult units for their transplant will not be eligible as TEAM Me is an established program on the G9 Pediatrics Unit only

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75235

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030

Other trials in United States

About this study

Official title: TEAM Me (Totally Excited About Moving, Mobility, and Exercise) Clinical Research Protocol

This clinical trial studies how well an exercise program (Totally Excited About Moving, Mobility, and Exercise [TEAM Me]) affects the exercise and dietary habits of pediatric and adolescents and young adults with cancer undergoing a blood stem cell transplant. TEAM Me is an exercise program that reinforces behavior, such as walking and other activities, using "tokens" (i.e. stickers) that can be redeemed for rewards. Participating in the exercise program may result in increased physical fitness, physical activity level, quality of life, and function in pediatric and adolescents and young adult patients with cancer.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To evaluate the feasibility and tolerability of this exercise program using a token economy system in hospitalized pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the impact of an exercise program using a token economy system in hospitalized pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients going through HSCT on measures of physical fitness.

II. To evaluate the impact of an exercise program using a token economy system in hospitalized pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients going through HSCT on physical activity.

III. To evaluate the impact of an exercise program using a token economy system in hospitalized pediatric and adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer patients on quality of life, fatigue, sleep and function.

OUTLINE:

Patients complete a 6-minute walk test and a timed get up and go test on the day of hospital admission, on days 0 (day of stem cell transplant) and 21, the day of discharge, and day 100. Patients also complete surveys over 10 minutes about quality of life and fatigue levels on the day of hospital admission, on days 0 (day of stem cell transplant) and 21, the day of discharge, and day 100. Patients who are able and allowed to, may also walk and participate in other intense physical activities to earn stickers. Patients who are unable to walk have tailored goals created by a physical/occupational therapist to earn stickers and participate in physical activity as prescribed by their therapist.

Being tested
6 Minute Walk Functional Test, Behavioral Intervention, Survey Administration, Timed Get Up and Go Test
Medical subject headings
Hematologic Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 6 Minute Walk Functional TestOther

    Also called 6MWT, SIX MINUTE WALK, SIXMW1

    Complete 6-minute walk test

  • Behavioral InterventionBehavioural

    Also called Behavior Conditioning Therapy, Behavior Modification, Behavior or Life Style Modifications, Behavior Therapy

    Participate in walking and other activities

  • Survey AdministrationOther

    Complete survey

  • Timed Get Up and Go TestBehavioural

    Complete timed get up and go test

Study groups in NCT04678427
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Supportive Care (TEAM Me)ExperimentalPatients complete a 6-minute walk test and a timed get up and go test on the day of hospital admission, on days 0 (day of stem cell transplant) and 21, the day of discharge, and day 100. Patients also complete surveys over 10 minutes about quality of life and fatigue levels on the day of hospital admission, on days 0 (day of stem cell transplant) and 21, the day of discharge, and day 100. Patients who are able and allowed to, may also walk and participate in other intense physical activities to earn stickers. Patients who are unable to walk have tailored goals created by a physical/occupational therapist to earn stickers and participate in physical activity as prescribed by their therapist.
Receives: Other: 6 Minute Walk Functional Test; Behavioral: Behavioral Intervention; Other: Survey Administration; Behavioral: Timed Get Up and Go Test

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Proportion of patients who enroll and complete the serial measures

    Will consider the program feasible if 75% of patients approached about the study will agree to enroll and 80% of the enrolled subjects will participate in physical activity and complete the serial measures for 70% of their inpatient days until day +21. Will report the percentage with 95% confidence interval of approached patients that agree to participate at the end of the study. Each patient's percentage of days that he/she complete the serial measures until day +21 will be calculated and percentage of all patients that finish 70% of the 21 day serial measures will be estimated with 95% confidence interval.

    Measured: Up to 21 days post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)

  2. Incidence of adverse events.

    The program will be considered tolerable if > 90% of the participants do not have any Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events defined adverse events that are greater than grade 2. Serious adverse event will be defined using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 or higher.

    Measured: Up to 100 days post-HSCT

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Change in 6-minute walking test (6MWT)

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  2. Change in gross grip hand strength

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  3. Change in timed up and go test

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  4. Change in Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  5. Change in 30 second sit-to-stand test

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  6. Change in Fitbit mileage and intensity via heart rate

    Will be recorded thru their co-enrollment on MD Anderson Cancer Center protocol PA18-0130. Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  7. Change in Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Multidimensional Fatigue Scale

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  8. Change in PedsQL Stem Cell Transplant Model

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

  9. Change in Wee Functional Independence Measure (FIM)/FIM

    Will be estimated from descriptive statistics: mean, standard deviation, median and range for each group and be compared using Wilcoxon rank sum test when appropriate. Baseline will be defined as the initial measures conducted at time of admission. Wilcoxon signed rank test may also be applied to test any change that is significantly different from 0. Repeated measure analysis may be applied to evaluate the changes of this measure over time, correlation between this scale and the 6MWT, adjusting for other important covariates such as age, gender, weight, disease stage, performance status, etc. All testing will be 2-sided with a significance level of 0.05.

    Measured: Baseline up to 100 days post-HSCT

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Dec 2020
  2. Study start13 Nov 2020
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04678427
Sponsor's protocol ID
2020-0044
Other IDs
NCI-2020-11750, 2020-0044
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
16 Dec 2020
Last updated
13 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing 6 Minute Walk Functional Test, Behavioral Intervention and Survey Administration in people with Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm and Malignant Solid Neoplasm, run by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of patients who enroll and complete the serial measures (time frame: Up to 21 days post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Oct 2026.

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