Kids with IBD: are they less fit than their peers?
NCT ID NCT04647578
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at physical fitness in 100 children and teens (ages 10-17) with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or unclassified colitis) and compared them to healthy kids of the same age, weight, and sex. Researchers measured cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle endurance, strength, speed, and flexibility. The goal was to see if IBD affects fitness levels, since no previous study had examined this in young patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2022
- 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
Healthy children and adolescents with IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and chronic ulcerative colitis).
- Ages
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10 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * For children with IBD: * boy or girl aged 10 to 17 years old when signing the consent. * obtain the consent of participation of the child and the signed inform consent of the two parents or a legal representative. * Patient benefiting from health care- has IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and unclassified chronic colitis) for at least 6 months. * Contactable by phone For healthy controls: * Patient without IBD * Boy or girl aged 10 to 17 years old when signing the consent. * obtain the consent of participation of the child and the signed inform consent of the two parents or a legal representative. * Patient benefiting from health care Exclusion Criteria: * For children with IBD: * Acute intercurrent events at the time of inclusion which may lead to a decrease in physical fitness and activity, according to the judgment of the investigator (fractures, recent arthritis, ano-perineal lesions, severe dermatological lesions). * Patients with a disease a mild activity (PCDAI score \> 30 for children with Crohn disease and PUCAI \> 35 for children with ulcerative colitis. * Chronic, acute or intermittent diseases (other than IBD) that may lead to a decrease in physical activity (Example: fracture, paralysis, blindness ...). * Refusal of the child's participation in the protocol. * Refusal of one of the child's parents to participate in the protocol. * Participation in another interventional study. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Patient under protection of justice. For healthy controls: * Chronic, acute or intermittent diseases (other than IBD) that may lead to a decrease in physical fitness and activity (Example: fracture, paralysis, blindness ...). * Refusal of the child's participation in the protocol. * Refusal of one of the child's parents to participate in the protocol. * Participation in another interventional study. * Pregnant or lactating women. * Patient under protection of justice.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hop Jeanne de Flandre Chu Lille
Lille, 59037, France
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