Mindfulness Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Cardenal Herrera University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bowel Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02963246

UNIVERSITY CARDENAL HERRERA-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with bowel disease diagnostic
• patients with non active disease symptoms in the last 3 month
• patients with access to internet and basic informatic knowledge

Exclusion criteria

• active disease symptoms
• planned surgery
• cognitive impairment
• previous experience with mindfulness

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Mindfulness group

Experimental group

Description:

Mindfulness intervention (12 months). Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy is an evidence-based psychological program designed to help manage depressive and stress symptoms.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Treatment-as-usual control