Behavioural cognitive therapy of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Efficacy of group method cognitive-behavioral stress management on reducing ?symptoms of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with and without co–?morbidity of depression and anxiety and increase quality of life

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201102195868N1

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-08

Start date

2010-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Treatment group: behavioural cognitive therapy of stress management (8 sessions, each session 2 hours) and drug therapy. Intervention 2: control group: only drug therapy.

Behavior

Treatment - Drugs

Treatment group: behavioural cognitive therapy of stress management (8 sessions, each session 2 hours) and drug therapy

control group: only drug therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1- diagnostic criteria for IBS based on Rome III criteria; 2- No psychological treatment ?during the past three months; 3- desire and satisfaction of participating in the ?plan.? ? Exclusion criteria: 1- having symptoms such as ?gastrointestinal bleeding, melena, fever, weight loss of 10 percent during the past ?six months, and anemia; 2- having a history of cancer of colon in the family; 3- ?having a severe psychiatric disease; 4- lack of willingness to participate in the ?plan. 5-lack of being first-degree relatives or neighbours of patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of IBS symptoms. Timepoint: 3 month. Method of measurement: scale rome III.;Stress management. Timepoint: 3 month. Method of measurement: Holmz & Rahe questionnaire & carver questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression. Timepoint: 3 months. Method of measurement: Beck depression scale.;Anxiety. Timepoint: 3 months. Method of measurement: Beck anxiety scale.;Quality of life. Timepoint: 3 months. Method of measurement: QOL-IBS? questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Kamkar

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences

kamkar.ali@yums.ac.ir , kamkarali@yahoo.com+98 74 1333 7253

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026