Resistance Training Intervention to Promote Lean Mass in Youth With IBD

NCT ID: NCT04017637

Last Updated: 2020-06-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-03-06
• Study Completion Date: 2020-03-06

Brief Summary

Evaluate feasibility, safety, and preliminary estimates of resistance training (RT) efficacy to promote lean body mass accrual in patients with CD aged 14-18. This will be achieved by conducting a parallel 2-arm randomized-controlled pilot trial of RT compared to usual care. At weeks 0 (pre-treatment), 6 (mid-treatment), and 12 (post- treatment), feedback regarding safety, feasibility, and acceptability will be collected from participants through surveys and interviews. Magnitude of the effect size of the intervention on LBM, muscle strength, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) will also be estimated.

Detailed Description

Lean body mass (LBM) deficits are common in Crohn's Disease (CD) and persist beyond achievement of remission. In a recent review of 21 studies with a total of 1,479 youth with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), 93.6% of patients with CD showed deficits in LBM compared to healthy controls. LBM deficits in CD are multifactorial though largely explained by malnutrition. Even with weight restoration and remission however, youth with CD continue to show deficits in LBM compared to healthy peers. Despite proportional deficits in fat and LBM at baseline, weight restoration is explained by gains in fat without similar gains in LBM, suggesting that additional mechanisms interact to maintain deficits such as low physical activity (PA) or altered energy partitioning. Chronic LBM deficits can have deleterious effects including decreased physical function, myopenia, metabolic dysregulation, increased risk of infection, compromised peak bone mass accrual, and development of osteopenia/osteoporosis. While some factors are not readily modifiable (e.g. underlying disease mechanisms), targeting factors amenable to change may result in an increase in LBM and thus improved health outcomes. Health behaviors, including exercise, are modifiable and associated with the development of LBM. Resistance training (RT) has been associated with improved LBM in youth with and without chronic illness. To our knowledge, no evidence-based resistance training interventions have been developed to promote LBM accrual in pediatric CD. The overarching aims of this proposal are to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and effects of 12 weeks of RT on LBM in youth with CD aged 14-18. Specifically we aim to:

Aim 1: Evaluate feasibility, safety, and preliminary estimates of RT efficacy to promote LBM accrual in patients with CD aged 14-18. This will be achieved by conducting a parallel 2-arm randomized-controlled pilot trial of RT compared to usual care. At weeks 0 (pre-treatment), 6 (mid-treatment), and 12 (post- treatment), feedback regarding safety, feasibility, and acceptability will be collected from participants through surveys and interviews. Magnitude of the effect size of the intervention on LBM, muscle strength, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) will also be estimated.

Positive findings would have broad implications for growth and long-term health outcomes including bone disease and metabolic health in these young patients. More broadly, the findings would have promising potential to be extended to patients with IBD across the developmental and disease spectrum including youth with ulcerative colitis (UC) and adults with IBD as they demonstrate similar LBM deficits. The proposed study will also provide preliminary data to inform a evaluation through a larger trial.

Conditions

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Usual Care (UC)

Those randomized to the UC group will complete baseline and post-intervention assessments only. No intervention will be administered.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Resistance Training Intervention (RT)

Those randomized to the RT group will complete baseline and post-intervention assessments at weeks 0 and 12. For the intervention, they will complete resistance training for approximately 12 minutes 2x per week for 12 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Resistance Training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Static resistance training including two arm and two leg movements will be performed twice per week for 12 weeks.

Interventions

Resistance Training

Static resistance training including two arm and two leg movements will be performed twice per week for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 14-18
• diagnosed with Crohn's Disease
• able to read, write, and speak English
• have a consenting caregiver who can commit to all study procedures
• have clearance from their primary treating IBD physician to enroll in the RT intervention

Exclusion Criteria

• history of neuro-developmental or neuro-motor disorder (including but not limited to Intellectual Disability, Down Syndrome, or Cerebral Palsy)
• presence of another medical condition that prevents them from being able to participate in physical activity
• currently participating in a formal exercise or physical activity program beyond physical education offered at school
• currently on systemic steroids

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Alabama at Birmingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Margaux J Barnes, PhD

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

BarnesFDGP2019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id