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NCT Number: NCT01834573

Impact of Physical Exercise on Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease - a Pilot Study.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) suffer from a diminished quality of life compared to healthy adults. This is due to the chronic course of disease accompanied with diarrhea, stomach pains but also with psychological stress.

It is known that physical education may improve course of disease and quality of life in a multitude of diseases. These include coronary heart disease, malignancies and also depression. The investigators believe that sport is as effective supportive tool in improving quality of life in IBD patients. But data is lacking with regard to controlled randomized clinical trials. Because of the small amount of data available the investigators considered a feasibility study. Our hypothesis is that IBD patients will cope with moderate exercise. The investigators further suspect that these patients improve their quality of life compared with patients in the control group.

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Key information

Conditions

Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Digestive System Diseases Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Klinikum rechts der Isar

München, Bavaria, 81675, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • >18 years
  • proven colitis ulcerosa (CU)
  • proven crohns disease (CD)
  • diagnosis >= 1 year before start of the study
  • low or moderate disease activity

Exclusion criteria

  • < 18 years
  • high disease activity
  • regular exercise > 2 hours per week
  • diagnosis of CU oder CD < 1 year before start of the study

Treatment and study plan

Physical exercise

Behavioral

10 weeks physical exercise; three times a week

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of life

    Time frame: 10 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. disease activity

    Time frame: 10 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Technical University of Munich

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Apr 18, 2013
Registry last updated
Dec 24, 2013

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