An interventional study of Exercises in Leukemia, Acute Leukemia and Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, sponsored by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-03.
Sponsored by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children and, along with lymphoblastic lymphoma, represents the most common group of childhood lymphoid malignancies. Survival rates have improved over the years, but many children still experience long-term side effects from treatment. These can include tiredness, weak muscles, pain, nerve problems, difficulty moving, and other physical challenges. Many children with ALL are also overweight at diagnosis, and weight gain often continues during treatment. As a result, about half of childhood leukemia survivors have a BMI at or above the 85th percentile.
Treatment decisions are usually based on a child's symptoms and genetic risk factors. However, some risk factors such as physical activity can be modified. Exercise during treatment may help children feel better and may even improve survival. However, research on early symptom tracking and structured exercise during the first phase of chemotherapy is limited, uses different methods, and often does not include reliable patient-reported symptoms.
Effective exercise programs for children with ALL and lymphoblastic lymphoma need to consider the child's age, treatment side effects, motivation, family support, and ways to encourage long-term behavior change. Because children spend little time in the hospital during the induction phase, a mix of in-person and virtual sessions supported by real-time Zoom instruction can make it possible to offer safe and supervised exercise at home.
This study will use a guided exercise plan that includes tools to track sets, repetitions, intensity, warm-up time, and perceived exertion. These tools help with consistent monitoring and support both patients and caregivers throughout the program. Twenty children newly diagnosed with ALL or lymphoblastic lymphoma who receive standard 3-4 drug induction chemotherapy will be invited to participate. Our goal is to determine whether a 9-week hybrid exercise program, combined with weekly symptom check-ins, is practical and achievable in both hospital and home settings.
2,584 studies on the registry are indexed under Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; 473 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 40 is close to the median of 40 across 1,952 interventional studies indexed under Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.
Browse Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma studies →UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 429 studies on the registry; 97 are open to participants now.
Of its 33 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 26 (79%) have results posted.
Compared within Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Leukemia. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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All subjects must meet the following criteria:
Exclusion Criteria for children:
Optional caregiver participation:
Inclusion Criteria :All caregivers must meet the following criteria
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Children diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute lymphoblastic lymphoma who are medically able to exercise will be eligible to join the exercise program.
Behavioral: Exercises
Caregivers of Children diagnosed with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or acute lymphoblastic lymphoma who are medically able to exercise will be eligible to join the exercise program.
Participants will follow a strength-training routine using rubber resistance bands and their own body weight, completing exercises at least three times per week and recording the time spent on their study form. They will receive ongoing support through optional Zoom or phone check-ins, with the choice to join group online sessions or complete supervised sessions individually. The intervention begins Day 8 and continues through Consolidation Day 29.
Proportion of subjects completed exercise intervention
The proportion of subjects who attend at least 16 of 24 total (3 per week) exercise sessions and complete ≥ 60% of the prescribed exercise plan.
Time frame: Up to 9 weeks
Ability to capture weekly functional activity
The proportion of subjects who have ≥ 75% of functional profile variables successfully collected in at least 75% (18 of 24) of sessions.
Time frame: Up to 9 weeks
Plan to share: No
Started May 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2028, 25 months after the start.
Of 207 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, half reached primary completion within 33 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 66. This study's planned 25 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 214 studies reached it within 32 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 66.
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