Part of the PACCS project:
Essen is participating in WP1 (study 1).
The Essen team will include 150 children and adolescents in WP 1.
Additionally, Essen is planning to participate in the intervention study of WP4 (study 4).
Participants in the Essen PACCS team
- Principal investigator: Dr. rer. medic. Miriam Götte, exercise physiologist, group leader “Exercise oncology in Pediatric Oncology” in Essen, speaker of the Network ActiveOncoKids and group leader of the ActiveOncoKids Research Group
- Simon Basteck, B.Sc. Sports Sciences, student assistant, involved in recruiting participants for PACCS
- Ronja Beller, M.Sc. Sports Sciences, PhD student medical sciences
- Gabriele Gauß, M.A. Sports Sciences, coordinator of the Network ActiveOncoKids
- Christopher Blosch, M.Sc. Sport Sciences, ActiveOncoKids Zentrum Ruhr and Care4CAYA
- Professor. Dr. Uta Dirksen and professor. Dr. Dirk Reinhardt for medical advice (Deputy and Director of Clinic for Pediatrics III)
Contact Information
Dr. rer. medic. Miriam Götte, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Kinderheilkunde III, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany. miriam.goette@uk-essen.de, +49 201 723-8083
Pictures from the study site: University Hospital Essen, Clinic for Pediatrics III, Department for Hematology and Oncology
Some important links:
- University Hospital Essen – https://www.uk-essen.de/en/
- Working group ”Exercise oncology in pediatric oncology” – https://kinderklinik3.uk-essen.de/ueber-uns/projekte/sporttherapie/
- Network ActiveOncoKids – https://www.activeoncokids.de