Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-26 @ 11:49 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-26 @ 11:49 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02463916
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* 18 - 40 year-old male and females
* BMI between 22 and 35
* Confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis or Rheumatoid Arthritis
* Currently inactive i.e. No involvement in regular organized physical activity and with low weekly physical activity levels - as defined by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
* No regular organized physical activity in the last month
* Subject is willing to comply thoroughly with the basic, standard requirements of the training program
* Subject is willing to refrain from taking any unspecified dietary, probiotics, multivitamin or herbal supplements (14-day washout period pre-commencement of exercise program)
* Participant is happy to confine their formal exercise to within the Mardyke Arena
* Deemed to be fit to participate in exercise program for 8 weeks by the study investigators
Exclusion Criteria:
* History of coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease or any cardiovascular disease, including a family history of coronary artery disease before 45 years of age
* Uncontrolled hypertension (\>140/90mmHg) (not white coat)
* Course of antibiotics or bowel preparation for endoscopy one month prior to the commencement of the exercise program
* Psychiatric disorders
* Any medical condition deemed exclusionary by the Principle Investigator
* A history of substance abuse
* History of total colectomy
* Currently treated with high dose corticosteroids or disease flare within 2 weeks of starting exercise program
* Pregnant
* History of faecal incontinence
* Have a malignant disease or any concomitant end stage organ disease
* Patients may not be receiving any experimental drug or have been involved in a recent experimental trial in the last 30 days
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
40 Years
Study:
NCT02463916
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02463916