NCT02963246

Mindfulness Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Effects of a Mindfulness Therapy Intervention for Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim: To compare the effects of a specific application of Mindfulness vs. Treatment-asusual control group in patients with bowel disease. Design: randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient setting. Population: patients who attended bimonthly check up.

Detailed description

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal condition with a relapsing disease course. Managing the relapsing nature of the disease causes daily stress for IBD patients. Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based psychological program designed to help manage depressive and stress symptoms. Aim: To compare the effects of a specific application of Mindfulness vs. Treatment-as usual control group in patients with bowel disease. Outcome measures: quality of life, inflammatory and stress markers. Design: randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient setting. Population: patients who attended bimonthly check up.

Conditions

• Bowel Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness	Mindfulness-based therapy has been used effectively to treat a variety of physical and psychological disorders, including depression, anxiety, and chronic pain. Recently, several lines of research have explored the potential for mindfulness-therapy in treating somatization disorders, including fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome. Mindfulness-based therapies (MBT) are a clinical application involving the key element of nonjudgmental acceptance of physical pain or psychological distress, thereby reducing the tendency to ruminate over and catastrophise these experiences. In the present study, we propose a mindfulness intervention of 12 months, with sessions either personalized or online.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-05
• Primary completion: 2018-02-05
• Completion: 2018-03-14
• First posted: 2016-11-15
• Last updated: 2018-07-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain