Status:

UNKNOWN

Influence of Aerobic Exercise Training (AET) on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Children and Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

University of Basel

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Children's Hospital Basel

Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel

Conditions:

Ulcerative Colitis

Crohn Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-20 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if aerobic exercise training can serve as comprehensive palliative care, whereby enhancing cardiovascular fitness, mitigating depressive symptoms and augmenti...

Detailed Description

An AET intervention is designed to increase the aerobic fitness levels of IBD sufferers through daily activity, which is notably lower in this population and could be beneficial for sufferers managing...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • aged 7 through 20 at start of study
  • willing and able to volunteer in the study
  • able to communicate and to complete questionnaires in German
  • have a functioning television with Nintendo Wii compatibility at home
  • provide participant written informed consent (when ≥11 years old at start of study)
  • provide parental/legal caregiver written informed consent (when participant is ≤17 years old at start of study)
  • provide oral informed consent (when ≤10 years old at start of study)

Exclusion

  • refusal to give necessary oral or written informed consent by patient and/or parent (legal caregiver)
  • not aged 7 through 20 at start of study
  • not willing and able to volunteer in the study
  • has sibling enrolled in this study
  • has severe physical diseases of the locomotor apparatus, psychotic disorders, severe affective disorders, eating disorders, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorder
  • inability to communicate and complete questionnaires in German
  • does not own a functional and Nintendo Wii-compatible television at home
  • among female adolescents, pregnancy, breastfeeding or intention to get pregnant during the study
  • has clinically significant cardiovascular disease
  • enrolment of the investigator, his/her family members, employees and other dependent persons

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02264275

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

March 1 2015

Last Update

October 21 2014

Active Locations (3)

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Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel (UPK)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4012

2

Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4031

3

Universität Basel (Departement für Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4052