000309975 001__ 309975 000309975 005__ 20260220120945.0 000309975 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s12885-025-14489-y 000309975 0247_ $$2pmid$$apmid:40775303 000309975 0247_ $$2pmc$$apmc:PMC12330123 000309975 037__ $$aDKFZ-2026-00401 000309975 041__ $$aEnglish 000309975 082__ $$a610 000309975 1001_ $$aNeu, Marie Astrid$$b0 000309975 245__ $$aGet strong to fight childhood cancer - an exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing anti-cancer treatment (FORTEe): Rationale and design of a randomized controlled exercise trial. 000309975 260__ $$aLondon$$bBioMed Central$$c2025 000309975 3367_ $$2DRIVER$$aarticle 000309975 3367_ $$2DataCite$$aOutput Types/Journal article 000309975 3367_ $$0PUB:(DE-HGF)16$$2PUB:(DE-HGF)$$aJournal Article$$bjournal$$mjournal$$s1771576980_3240616 000309975 3367_ $$2BibTeX$$aARTICLE 000309975 3367_ $$2ORCID$$aJOURNAL_ARTICLE 000309975 3367_ $$00$$2EndNote$$aJournal Article 000309975 520__ $$aDespite substantial advances in treatment, children and adolescents with cancer continue to face high morbidity and health issues, including cancer-related fatigue, treatment-related complications, and physical inactivity. Integrating exercise into pediatric oncology care has emerged as a promising approach to mitigate these burdens during cancer treatment. While preliminary data support its potential to reduce treatment-related side effects and enhance quality of life, robust evidence -especially from large, multicenter trials- remains limited.The FORTEe trial is a randomized, controlled, multicenter trial evaluating a personalized and standardized exercise intervention powered to include 450 children, adolescents, and young adults undergoing cancer treatment across ten centers in Europe. The trial aims to provide high-quality evidence for integrating precision exercise therapy as part of standard care. Participants are randomly assigned to either the exercise intervention group, receiving a tailored, supervised 8-10 weeks lasting exercise program, or the control group, receiving usual care. The exercise program includes endurance, strength, flexibility, and balance training, adapted to each patient's age, fitness, and cancer treatment phase. Exercise sessions are intended to take place 3-5 times a week with moderate intensity, with both frequency and intensity adapted to the clinical condition of the individual. Digital tools and telehealth solutions support the intervention, allowing for both in-person and remote training.With a target enrolment of 450 patients, the FORTEe trial will be one of the largest interventional studies in pediatric exercise oncology. Given that childhood cancer is a rare disease, this sample size is only achievable through a multicenter approach. Enhancing statistical power, the large sample will enable more robust analyses of the intervention's effects in a diverse population across multiple European centers.As a progress beyond the current state-of-the-art, FORTEe has the ambition to implement pediatric exercise oncology as an evidence-based treatment option for all childhood cancer patients, ultimately integrating it as a standard into clinical practice worldwide.The FORTEe trial was prospectively registered in the German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00027978) on 28 January 2022 and on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05289739) on 21 March 2022. 000309975 536__ $$0G:(DE-HGF)POF4-314$$a314 - Immunologie und Krebs (POF4-314)$$cPOF4-314$$fPOF IV$$x0 000309975 588__ $$aDataset connected to CrossRef, PubMed, , Journals: inrepo02.dkfz.de 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aCancer-related fatigue 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aChildhood cancer 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aExercise intervention 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aPediatric Oncology 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aPhysical activity 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aRandomized controlled trial 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aSupportive Care 000309975 650_7 $$2Other$$aTraining 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aHumans 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aAdolescent 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aChild 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aNeoplasms: therapy 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aExercise Therapy: methods 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aQuality of Life 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aMale 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aFemale 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aYoung Adult 000309975 650_2 $$2MeSH$$aMulticenter Studies as Topic 000309975 7001_ $$aDreismickenbecker, Elias$$b1 000309975 7001_ $$aLanfranconi, Francesca$$b2 000309975 7001_ $$aStössel, Sandra$$b3 000309975 7001_ $$aBalduzzi, Adriana$$b4 000309975 7001_ $$aWright, Peter$$b5 000309975 7001_ $$aWindsor, Stan$$b6 000309975 7001_ $$0P:(DE-He78)60b584aeef81e4c57fd111fa63779b73$$aWiskemann, Joachim$$b7$$udkfz 000309975 7001_ $$aEl-Rajab, Inaam$$b8 000309975 7001_ $$aLucia, Alejandro$$b9 000309975 7001_ $$aFiuza-Luces, Carmen$$b10 000309975 7001_ $$aMongondry, Rodolf$$b11 000309975 7001_ $$aFridh, Martin Kaj$$b12 000309975 7001_ $$aSpreafico, Filippo$$b13 000309975 7001_ $$aKonda, Barbara$$b14 000309975 7001_ $$aKitanovski, Lidija$$b15 000309975 7001_ $$aHeißerer, Barbara$$b16 000309975 7001_ $$aPolak, Marco$$b17 000309975 7001_ $$aBaader, Tobias$$b18 000309975 7001_ $$aBloch, Wilhelm$$b19 000309975 7001_ $$aGötte, Miriam$$b20 000309975 7001_ $$aActiveOncoKids, Network$$b21$$eCollaboration Author 000309975 7001_ $$aRizvi, Katie$$b22 000309975 7001_ $$aEurope, Youth Cancer$$b23$$eCollaboration Author 000309975 7001_ $$aRuckes, Christian$$b24 000309975 7001_ $$aPaul, Norbert W$$b25 000309975 7001_ $$aFaber, Joerg$$b26 000309975 7001_ $$aConsortium, FORTEe$$b27$$eCollaboration Author 000309975 7001_ $$aSchwalber, Ameli$$b28$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aPérol, Olivia$$b29$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aLarsen, Hanne Bækgaard$$b30$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aMoriggi, Tommaso Pietro$$b31$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aZardo, William$$b32$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aBertrand, Amandine$$b33$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aWypyrsczyk, Lena$$b34$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aKühn, Mareike$$b35$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aRobinson, Abigale$$b36$$eContributor 000309975 7001_ $$aDiel, Heidi$$b37$$eContributor 000309975 773__ $$0PERI:(DE-600)2041352-X$$a10.1186/s12885-025-14489-y$$gVol. 25, no. 1, p. 1275$$n1$$p1275$$tBMC cancer$$v25$$x1471-2407$$y2025 000309975 909CO $$ooai:inrepo02.dkfz.de:309975$$pVDB 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0100$$2StatID$$aJCR$$bBMC CANCER : 2022$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0200$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bSCOPUS$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0300$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bMedline$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0320$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bPubMed Central$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0501$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bDOAJ Seal$$d2025-08-21T13:55:17Z 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0500$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bDOAJ$$d2025-08-21T13:55:17Z 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0030$$2StatID$$aPeer Review$$bDOAJ : Open peer review$$d2025-08-21T13:55:17Z 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0600$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bEbsco Academic Search$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0030$$2StatID$$aPeer Review$$bASC$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)0199$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bClarivate Analytics Master Journal List$$d2025-11-11 000309975 915__ $$0StatID:(DE-HGF)1110$$2StatID$$aDBCoverage$$bCurrent Contents - 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