Effectiveness of Internet Delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: Internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00844961
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

The study will recruit 80 out-patients diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome from a gastroenterological clinic. The recruitment will be consecutive with all patients receiving the diagnosis being offered to participate. After recruitment and 3 week baseline measure of IBS symptoms they will be randomised to either 10 weeks of internet delivered CBT or waiting list. After treatment IBS-symptoms are measured again to assess treatment effectiveness. All patients on waiting list are offered the same treatment as patients randomised to treatment.

All patients are assessed 12 months after completion of treatment.

Patients in treatment condition are hypothesized to experience significant reduction IBS symptoms and quality of life compared to patients on waiting list.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11
• Status Verified: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-13
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-16
• Primary Completion: 2011-02
• Study Completion: 2011-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2011-11-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome according to Rome III criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• History of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Symptom debut after age of 50
• Ongoing severe mental illness (psychosis, severe depression, suicidal ideation, bipolar disease)
• Inability to participate in internet delivered treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Internet CBT	Internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy	10 weeks of internet delivered cognitive behaviour therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale - IBS Version (GSRS-IBS)	12 months after treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Internetpsykatrienheten, M57, Psykiatri sydväst; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden