Extended Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Throughout Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Byron Lai   ^{1 *} , PhD ;   Kelli Chaviano   ^{1 *} , DO ;   Joshua S Richman   ^{2 *} , MD PhD ;   Mahmoud Ahmad   ^{1 *} , MD ;   Ashley Wright   ^{1 *} , MS ;   Raven Young   ^{1 *} , BS ;   Drew Davis   ^{1 *} , MD ;   James H Rimmer   ^{3 *} , PhD ;   Avi Madan-Swain   ^{4 *} , PhD ;   Joseph H Chewning   ^{4 *} , MD

¹ Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

² Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

³ Dean's Office, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, United States

⁴ Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

*all authors contributed equally