Can exercise strengthen bones in children with IBD?
NCT ID NCT02341742
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 84 children and teens with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to see if daily physical activity is linked to better bone density. Participants wore activity monitors and had bone scans. The goal is to understand if staying active could help prevent bone loss, a common problem in pediatric IBD.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that encouraging moderate-to-vigorous physical activity may help improve bone health in children with IBD.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. The results may not apply to all children with IBD.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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84 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2014
- Finished
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Dec 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children and Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Crohn´s disease and Ulcerative colitis
- Ages
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6 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Boys or girls aged between 6 and 18 years old * Chronic, acute or intermittent diseas (other than IBD) that can lead to decreased physical activity (example: fracture, paralysis, blindness ... * Patient with IBD diagnosed since at least 6 months * Written informed consent obtained by the the parents and the patient * To have a health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Acute intercurrent events (less than 15 days) at the inclusion day leading to decreased physical activity according to the investigator judgment (fracture(s), recent arthritis, perineal lesions, severe skin lesions) * Patient refusing to participate to the study * One of the child's parents refusing to participate to the study * Lack of adherence foreseeable * Participation to another study * Pregnant girls * Under a justice protect measure
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier
Arras, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Lens, France
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Centre Hospitalier
Roubaix, France
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Centre Hospitalier St Vincent
Lille, France
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Centre hospitalier
Béthune, France
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Chu Amiens-Picardie - Site Sud
Amiens, France
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Clinical Investigation Center
Lille, Nord, 59037, France
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