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N/A N=123 Treatment

Improving Diet and Exercise in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (IDEAL Weight in ALL)

B Precursor Type Acute Leukemia

Enrolled (actual)
123
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Fat Mass — 5.1; 10.7 percent change in fat mass

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Dietary Intervention (Behavioral); Activity and Exercise Intervention (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult · 10+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Primary completion
Apr 2019

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Fat Mass
5.1; 10.7
SECONDARY
Percentage of Participants With Minimal Residual Disease >=0.01%
12; 30 0.02 sig
SECONDARY
Percentage of Successfully Completed Visits With Study Dietitian and Study Physiotherapist
339
SECONDARY
Percentage of Overall Adherence to the IDEAL Intervention
82.1

Summary

This study tests the ability of a focused dietary, exercise, and activity intervention to reduce fat gain during induction therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia to improve disease response and reduce toxicity.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Greater than or equal to 10 years of age and less than or equal to 21 years of age at time of diagnosis
  • Have a new diagnosis of untreated NCI/Rome High Risk B-precursor ALL (HR-ALL)
  • Are beginning treatment on- or as per- a Children's Cancer Group/Children's Oncology Group (CCG-COG) protocol with a 4-drug Induction including vincristine, daunorubicin (or doxorubicin), asparaginase, and at least 14 days of glucocorticoid steroids

Exclusion Criteria

  • Have a diagnosis of Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) or any genetic disease associated with abnormal body composition
  • Be underweight or "at risk for underweight" with moderate weight loss, defined as a starting Body Mass Index (BMI) 20 years of age, defined as an absolute BMI < 18.5)
  • Have pre-existing abnormal intestinal function (e.g. protein-wasting enteropathy, fat malabsorption)
  • Be unable to comply with the recommended diet or activity interventions (as determined by study or treatment team)
  • Have a history of prior chemotherapy or radiation for other cancers
  • Be unable to complete the necessary radiology examinations with fully interpretable data (e.g. hip replacement and metal prostheses preclude evaluation by DXA)
  • Be pregnant (to be confirmed by urine or serum pregnancy test as per institutional routine care for chemotherapy and radiology exams)
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02708108). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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