RecruitingNCT06050850

Healthy Weight Intervention Families During ALL Treatment: NOURISH-ALL

A Healthy Weight Intervention for Family Stress During the Early Phases of ALL Treatment: NOURISH-ALL

Sponsor

University of Kansas Medical Center

Enrollment

46 participants

Start Date

Oct 17, 2023

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

ALL, Childhood Behavior, Health

Summary

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

Min Age: 2 YearsMax Age: 12 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study tests a healthy weight support program (NOURISH-ALL) for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and their families. The program helps families develop healthy eating and activity habits during cancer treatment, a period when weight gain is common. **You may be eligible if...** - Your child is between 2 and 12 years old and has been diagnosed with ALL - Your child has completed the initial phase of treatment (induction) but has not yet started the maintenance phase - You (the caregiver) are 18 or older, live with the child at least half the time, and are involved in their cancer care - Both you and your child speak English **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your child's oncologist has safety concerns about the child participating in a wellness program at this stage of treatment Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALNOURISH-ALL

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.