About this trial

This clinical trial aims to assess the effect of nutrition and exercise on muscle and adiposity in adults with Philadelphia Chromosome (Ph) Negative B-ALL undergoing inpatient induction therapy.

Participants will take part in 2 different interventions:

* Nutrition Intervention * Physical Exercise Intervention

All subjects will be provided with a wearable electronic activity monitor (FitBit®) to assist in recording activity levels in minutes of activity.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

New Diagnosis of Philadelphia Chromosome Negative B-ALL

Receiving intensive pediatric-inspired induction chemotherapy

Disqualifiers

BMI ≤18.5 kg/m2 at time of diagnosis

Unable to comply with both the recommended diet and exercise regimen as deemed by the research or treatment team

Pregnant

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Nutrition Intervention
  • Exercise intervention

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

1
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center60637, ChicagoIllinois, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Chicago

Lead sponsor