Telemedicine-based individualised aerobic exercise training in Chinese adults with inactive or mildly active inflammatory bowel disease: study protocol for a single-centre, semi-crossover randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients in China exhibit critically low levels of physical activity, yet evidence for telemedicine-based aerobic exercise interventions remains scarce, particularly with objective physiological validation.

Methods and analysis

In this single-centre, open-labelled, semi-crossover randomised controlled trial, 28 inactive/mildly active adult IBD patients with low level of baseline physical activity will be randomly assigned to immediate or delayed 12-week telemedicine-based aerobic exercise training. The exercise prescription, stratified by baseline activity level, is designed to progressively elevate physical activity levels to moderate intensity. The telemedicine-based programme used fitness bands synchronised to a mobile app, WeCh

SUBMITTER: Zhou Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778342 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature