The purpose of this study is to improve, implement and evaluate an intervention program to improve physical activity in daily life and sportsparticipation of adolescents and young adults with MMC. The purpose of the intervention "Active…
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Condition
- Congenital and hereditary disorders NEC
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Body composition:
BMI
Daily activity:
"activity counts" as measured with an Actigraph
Fitness:
Maximum oxygen uptake, measured during a maximal exercise test
Secondary outcome
Body composition
Length, weight, percentage body fat, waistcircumference
Daily activity
MET/h per day, measured with a questionnaire (PASIPD).
Fitness:
Distance covered within 6 minutes.
Background summary
Previous studies have shown that adolescents and young adults with
meningomyelocele (MMC) are considerably hypoactive and have lower physical
fitness compared to healthy peers. Moreover, relatively active persons with MMC
have higher physical fitness compared to hypoactive persons with MMC, and they
have less body fat. A hypoactive lifestyle may have negative effects on the
quality of life and may lead to secundary complications as cardiovascular
diseases and diabetes mellitus 2.
Study objective
The purpose of this study is to improve, implement and evaluate an intervention
program to improve physical activity in daily life and sportsparticipation of
adolescents and young adults with MMC. The purpose of the intervention "Active
Lifestyle and Sportstimulation" is to guide adolescents and young adults to a
more active lifestyle, and therefore a more healthy lifestyle and to improve
their fitness.
Study design
The intervention Active Lifestyle and Sportsstimulation consists of 4 parts
which are under supervision of a personal coach: moving in daily life, fitness
training, individual sportscounseling and sportsactivation. The personal coach
and the participant together decide in which parts he/she will participate.
Pre- and posttest consists of measuring body compostition, the level of daily
activity and fitness.
Also, the applicability and feasibility of the intervention will be evaluated.
Three months after the posttest, the follow-up measurements, which are similar
as the pre-and posttest measurments, will take place to obtain insight in the
long term effects of the treatment
Intervention
The intervention Active lifestyle and Sportsstimulation available at the
outpatient clinics for Young adults aims at improving the level of daily
activity and sporstparticipation for adolescents and young adults with
meningomyelocele. The intervention consists of four parts which are under
supervision of a personal coach: movement in daily life, fitnesstraining,
individual sportscounseling and sportsstimulation. The personal coach and
participant will decide together in which parts and in which amount the
participant will participate.
Study burden and risks
The duration of the intervention will be 16 weeks. The intervention consists of
4 counseling sessions with the personal coach. The load of the intervention
will depend on the individual program that is made by the personal coach and
participant. There will be a weekly fitness session at the Erasmus MC, and
several participants can try several sports.
The pre- and posttest measurements will take 1 hour. Before performing a
maximal exercise test, it will be checked if participants are allowed to
perform the test. During the maximal exercise test, there will be a doctor
around, which minimized the risks for performing the test. All other tests do
not carry any risks.
Three months after the post-test, follow-up measurements will take place. These
measurents are simalar to those during the pre- and posttest.
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3000 DR Rotterdam
Nederland
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3000 DR Rotterdam
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
- diagnosis MMC
- age 16 - 25 years
- known in Erasmus MC in outpatient clinic for Young adults
Exclusion criteria
- complete dependence of an electric wheelchair
- disorder other than MMC that contra-indicates physical activity (i.e. lung disorder)
- disorder that contra-indicates a maximal exercise test
- not able to understand the research assignments and therapy instructions
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL11938.078.06 |