Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Cross Sectional Study in Norway.

University of Oslo (UIO)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01524328

2010/1683/

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the proportion of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In addition, the reason for, and satisfaction with use of CAM.

Enrollment: 460 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients >18 years and with verified diagnosis of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis attending an outpatient clinic in a Norwegian hospital.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients <18 years.