A Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention for Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ulcerative Colitis; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Crohn Disease

Treatments: Other: Control; Behavioral: Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05651542

1K23NR020044-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

STUDY00015210

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a comprehensive self-management (CSM) intervention for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The CSM-IBD intervention is an adaption of the CSM intervention initially developed for individuals with irritable bowel syndrome. The intervention has eight sessions which cover an introduction to IBD, symptom tracking, cognitive behavioral strategies, relaxation, sleep, diet, and pain management.

Enrollment: 55 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthcare provider diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
• Report current symptoms
• Able to read and write in English

Exclusion criteria

• Live outside of Washington state
• Bowel-related surgery within the past month

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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55 participants in 2 patient groups

Comprehensive Self-Management

Experimental group

Description:

The 8 week intervention is delivered online with a brief weekly check-in with a registered nurse.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Comprehensive Self-Management Intervention

Usual care group

Other group

Description:

The control group will receive standard care without the comprehensive self-management intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Control