Physical fitness in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: protocol for a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract, associated with adverse health consequences that may adversely influence physical activity and body composition in youth. These effects may lead to changes in physical fitness, which is positively associated with health-related outcomes. The aim is to assess health-related physical fitness levels in paediatric patients with IBD and to compare these levels with those in healthy matched controls.

Methods and analysis

This trial is a bicentric case-control study. Fifty paediatric patients with IBD and 50 matched healthy controls will be recruited (1:1), and physical fitness levels (cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, speed/agility and flexibility) will be assessed. The p

SUBMITTER: Vanhelst J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9557790 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature