Can mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (a group self-help program) improve the quality of life for inflammatory bowel disease patients?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Inflammatory bowel disease; Digestive System; Noninfective enteritis and colitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN27934462
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Stirling (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-08-09
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Be able to verbally communicate and write in English (English language does not have to be first language)
2. Able to give informed consent
3. Age of 18 or over (no upper limit)
4. Confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease or Ulcerative Colitis (by clinician)
5. Ability to do light exercise (for example to lift arms above the head or bend knees)
6. To be able to commit to at least 6 sessions out of 8
7. To be able to commit to do home practice of up to 45 minutes daily over the 8 weeks of the study
8. No change of antidepressants (dose or type) within the last three months

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to give informed consent
2. Major psychiatric illness
3. Active alcohol or drug dependency
4. Scheduled for major surgery in the next three months
5. Participation in pharmacological study or psychological intervention study within the last six months or intention to participate in pharmacological study during the duration of this study
6. Have recently (within the last three months) been prescribed antidepressants
7. With exacerbated symptoms

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified