The effect of standard mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) on quality of life and symptom severity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Completed

Conditions: mucous colitis
spastic colon
10018012
10077546

Registration Number: NL-OMON38938

Lead Sponsor: Kennemer Gasthuis

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 42

Inclusion Criteria

(1) IBS diagnosis by the gastroenterologist through Rome III criteria (Nederlands Huisartsen Genootschap, 2011)
(2) Age 18-65 years
(3) Sufficient comprehension of the Dutch language
(4) Willingness to attend an eight week training program consisting of 135 contact minutes per week and one hour of self-study a day
(5) Willingness to fill-out the questionnaires used to assess the outcome measurements;
(6) An obtained signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Diagnoses of mental illness with psychosis
(2) A psychiatric illness of which the treatment takes priority over the treatment of IBS with psychological methods.
(3) A history of in-patient psychiatric treatment within the last two years
(4) A history or current diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease or gastrointestinal malignancy
(5) A malignant co morbidity
(6) Active liver or pancreatic disease
(7) A history of abdominal trauma or surgery involving gastrointestinal resection
(8) Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main study parameter is the statistical change in quality of life as measured<br /><br>with the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life queastionnaire (IBS-QOL). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary parameters are the statistical change in symptom severity as measured<br /><br>with the Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS). </p><br>