Testing an Online Intervention for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: depression; stress; anxiety; inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn’s disease; ulcerative colitis; Mental Health - Depression; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Inflammatory bowel disease; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001263785
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-21
• Study Completion: 2023-06-21
• Last Update Posted: 21 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria for this study require participants to:
1. be diagnosed with IBD (either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis),
2. be a minimum of 18 years of age,
3. reside in Aotearoa New Zealand,
4. be able to give informed consent,
5. be able to understand, read and write English, and
6. be able to access an electronic device that can connect to the internet (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet).

Exclusion Criteria

This study will exclude participants that are currently:
1. hospitalised,
2. seeing a mental health professional, and
3. practising mindfulness or meditation regularly.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression scores are assessed by the brief Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995).[ Baseline, 4 weeks post-baseline (for both the intervention and control groups), and 8 weeks post-baseline (post-intervention completion for the control group).]