A Bilingual Virtually-based Intervention (PEDALL) for the Prevention of Weight Gain in Childhood ALL Patients Considering Key Genetic and Sociodemographic Risk Factors

Description

The purpose of this study is determine the effectiveness of a six-month virtually-delivered dietary education intervention (PEDALL) on the prevention of overweight and obesity (OW/OB) during maintenance chemotherapy in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Conditions

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Obesity

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is determine the effectiveness of a six-month virtually-delivered dietary education intervention (PEDALL) on the prevention of overweight and obesity (OW/OB) during maintenance chemotherapy in children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

A Bilingual Virtually-based Intervention (PEDALL) for the Prevention of Weight Gain in Childhood ALL Patients Considering Key Genetic and Sociodemographic Risk Factors

A Bilingual Virtually-based Intervention (PEDALL) for the Prevention of Weight Gain in Childhood ALL Patients Considering Key Genetic and Sociodemographic Risk Factors

Condition
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States, 10032

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age: 5-21 years old at enrollment
  • * Diagnosis and Treatment: Plan to receive or are receiving maintenance or continuation chemotherapy for B- or T-cell ALL, or mixed phenotype acute leukemia.
  • * Timing: Patient is eligible for entry only if it is feasible to start the study intervention during the first month of the maintenance phase of ALL therapy.
  • * Language: Fluency in English or Spanish
  • * Weight Status: Healthy weight at baseline as determined by BMI z-score \< 1.04 and \>-1.04 for those under 5-18, and BMI between 19 and 25 for those \>18.
  • * Ethnicity: Hispanic or Non-Hispanic of any race.
  • * Patients on nutrition support (enteral or parenteral nutrition)
  • * Patients with a history of eating disorder

Ages Eligible for Study

5 Years to 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Columbia University,

Elena Ladas, PhD, RD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Columbia University

Study Record Dates

2027-06-23