NCT03059186

A Gratitude Intervention in Improving Well-being and Coping in People Living With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Brief Gratitude Intervention in Improving Well-being and Coping in People Living With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 129 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sheffield · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The primary aim of the proposed research is to investigate the extent to which a one-week online gratitude intervention can improve levels of wellbeing in individuals living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). A secondary aim was to investigate the extent to which dispositional gratitude influences levels of coping and wellbeing and to what extent this mediates the effect of the intervention. Participants with IBD will be randomized to either treatment or control group. Participants will complete measures pre- and post- intervention, and follow-up (eight weeks) measuring: gratitude (state and trait), illness severity, mood, stress and coping.

Conditions

• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Gratitude diary	The intervention involves keeping a record of three things that the individual feels grateful for during that day. This can be completed daily, and for the purpose of this study will be completed every evening for the duration of one week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-06
• Primary completion: 2018-06-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2017-02-23
• Last updated: 2018-08-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom