Healthy Weight Intervention Families During ALL Treatment: NOURISH-ALL

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age2-12
SponsorUniversity of Kansas Medical Center

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to conduct a single arm pilot of the NOURISH-ALL (Nourishing Our Understanding of Role modeling to Improve Support and Health in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) intervention focused on three components of participant engagement. This is a single arm intervention study that involves participation in a 6-session family intervention and three time points of multimethod data collection. The primary outcome is participant engagement, measured as recruitment, retention, and intended dose received.

This study will be conducted over 5 years in three phases:

* Aim 1a: Adapting the NOURISH-ALL Intervention for Families of Youth with ALL (Year 1) * Aim 1b: Iteratively Refining the NOURISH-ALL Intervention (Year 2) * Aim 2: Pilot Single-Arm Trial of NOURISH-ALL Focused on Participant Engagement (Years 3-5)

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Children ages 2-12 years old and their primary caregiver ages 18-90

Child diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Child completed induction phase of therapy and not yet in maintenance phase of therapy

Primary caregiver and child English language proficient

Disqualifiers

Primary oncology provider identifies safety concerns regarding the child's participation in the study.

Trial population

Families of youth aged 2-12 years who are newly diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Trial design

Design model

Family-based

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • NOURISH-ALL

    Behavioral

    Our NOURISH-ALL intervention will build on this existing NOURISH-T family based behavioral intervention with families of cancer survivors. The intervention, NOURISH-ALL, will adapt these family-based health promotion strategies to the early ALL treatment context.

Treatment groups

46 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Aim 1a: Adapting the NOURISH-ALL Intervention for Families of Youth with ALL (Year 1)0 interventions
Group B: Aim 1b: Iteratively Refining the NOURISH-ALL Intervention (Year 2)1 intervention
Group C: Aim 2: Pilot Single-Arm Trial of NOURISH-ALL Focused on Participant Engagement (Years 3-5)1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Recruitment Rate

Measured by # enrolled / # eligible

Time frame
Baseline (Week 0)
2

Retention Rate

Measured by # completed intervention / # enrolled

Time frame
Post-Intervention (Week 6), Follow-Up (Month 6)
3

Intended dose received

Measured by # sessions attended / # sessions offered

Time frame
Post-Intervention (Week 6), Follow-Up (Month 6)

Secondary outcomes

1

Child Body Mass Index (BMI)

Measured by child height and weight

Time frame
Baseline (Week 0), Post-Intervention (Week 6), Follow-Up (Month 6)
2

Child Physical Activity

Measured by Actigraph wGT3x+ activity monitor

Time frame
Baseline (Week 0), Post-Intervention (Week 6), Follow-Up (Month 6)
3

Child Sleep

Measured by Actigraph wGT3x+ activity monitor

Time frame
Baseline (Week 0), Post-Intervention (Week 6), Follow-Up (Month 6)
4

Child Dietary Intake

Total calories, % calories from fat, and other nutrition variables will be measured by Automated Self-Administered 24-hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA24)

Time frame
Baseline (Week 0), Post-Intervention (Week 6), Follow-Up (Month 6)

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Collaborator