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

University of Basel60 enrolled

Overview

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 augmenting sleep while bolstering health related quality of life in youth with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

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 this lifelong disease. With an increase in physical activity, the exergame aims to introduce, instill and integrate daily physical activity in the lives of IBD sufferers. The Just Dance Kids exergame for Nintendo Wii employs moderate intensity physical activity and is well suited for this study. The exergame intervention protocol will comprise a ramped duration aerobic exercise training starting with 10 minutes in week 1 and rises to 30 minutes per session in weeks 5 through 8. Just Dance Kids will be used by participants under the age of 11 and Just Dance for participants over the age of 10 due to the age appropriate dancing skill required in each game. The aim is to determine if this moderate intensity, 5 times per week exercise could decrease IBD flare-ups, improve cardiovascular fitness, reduce depressive symptoms, improve quality and quantity of sleep and improve the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with IBD.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Ulcerative Colitis Crohn Disease Depression Sleep Quality of Life Motor Activity

Interventions

Aerobic Exercise TrainingBEHAVIORAL

The aerobic exercise training uses a television attached to a Nintendo Wii videogame console with a dance game to be played by participants on 5 days per week using a ramped-duration schedule (from 10-30 minutes of moderate physical activity daily).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 7 YearsMax age: 20 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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

Locations (3)

Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken Basel (UPK)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Universität Basel (Departement für Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit)

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pediatric Disease Activity Index

Uses either Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity Index respective to the patient's disease

Time frame: 8 Weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Sleep

Uses Insomnia Severity Index and Daily Sleep Log

Time frame: 8 Weeks

Depressive Symptomology

Uses Child-S or Des-Teen with respect to participants age

Time frame: 8 Weeks

Health Related Quality of Life

KIDSCREEN-27

Time frame: 8 Weeks

Estimation of Vo2Max

Uses the Astrand-Rhyming cycle ergometer protocol

Time frame: 8 Weeks

Central Contacts

Catherine A Elliot, Dr. phil.

CONTACT

0041 (0)61 377 87 80 catherine.elliot@unibas.ch

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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