ArticleBMC gastroenterology2019
Structured physical activity interventions as a complementary therapy for patients with inflammatory bowel disease - a scoping review and practical implications.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The IBD-FITT Study - Moderate-intensity Exercise for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease With Moderate Disease Activity: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The Impact Of A Physician-led Exercise Programme On Quality Of Life, Muscle Mass And Clinical Response In Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients During Induction With Medical Therapy
Who cites it
32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical Activity Improves Quality of Life in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of the effect of structured exercise on inflammation and body composition in inflammatory bowel disease.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
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- Types of physical activity and applied outcome measures in physical activity interventions among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review.BMC gastroenterology · 2026Article
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- Accelerometer-measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is associated with reduced risk of bowel resection and mortality in inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective cohort study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- Study design of 'PASIBO' - co-creation and development of a physical activity intervention to patients with inflammatory bowel disease.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Substantial Role of Sleep, Stress, and Physical Activity in Persistent High Levels of Fatigue in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Longitudinal Trajectory Study.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2025Article
- Physical Exercise as a Therapeutic Approach in Gastrointestinal Diseases.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The impact of a PERMA model-based positive psychology intervention on fear of recurrence of inflammatory bowel disease: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Adjunct Therapies to Standard Care for IBS and IBD Patients: Digestive Symptoms Improvement and Quality of Life Optimization.Nutrients · 2024Review
- mHealth Physical Activity and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Cluster Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Unresolved conundrum of the role of physical activity in inflammatory bowel disease: What next?World journal of gastroenterology · 2024Article
- Evidence for exercise-based interventions across 45 different long-term conditions: an overview of systematic reviews.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Review
- Navigating the Intersection: Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- The role of arousal in maintaining the relationship between insomnia and gastrointestinal conditions.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2024Review
- Fatigue, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Physical Activity for Quiescent and Mildly Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) also suffer from a wide range of additional disorders, which may be caused by the disease, the side effect of the medication, or a lack of physical activity (PA). This results in reduced physical and psychological wellbeing. However, as known from other chronic diseases exercise could be utilized as supportive therapy for IBD patients. Main goals of this article are (a) collecting data of the effects structured physical activity interventions have on validated clinical parameters of IBD and health related symptoms, (b) developing activity recommendations for this clientele.
methodsA scoping review was conducted, searching for relevant articles published until May 2018, which investigated the effects of structured exercise interventions in IBD patients. The heterogeneity of the outcomes and the interventions did not support a quantitative synthesis thus, a qualitative discussion of the studies is provided.
resultsAfter reviewing 353 records, 13 eligible articles were identified. Five studies investigated aerobic exercise, three studies resistance exercise, three studies mind-body therapies and two studies yoga. The quality of the studies is mixed, and the duration is rather short for exercise interventions. Only few studies assessed validated IBD activity markers or inflammatory biomarkers. Nevertheless, the patients showed an increase in fitness, bone mineral density (BMD), quality of life and a decrease of IBD induced stress and anxiety. No severe adversial events were reported.
conclusionEven though the evidence is limited the application of exercise interventions in IBD patients can be assumed to be safe and beneficial for the patients' overall-health, and IBD specific physical and psychosocial symptoms. But there is still a high demand for more thoroughly conducted studies, focussing on important clinical outcome parameters.
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