The effect of therapeutic touch on patients anxiety with irritable bowel syndrome

The effect of four sessions therapeutic touch on decreasing the outpatients anxiety with irritable bowel syndrome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013042913168N1

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-03

Start date

2010-04-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Irritable bowel syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group, 4 times (once a week for 26 minutes) were receiving therapeutic touch. Intervention 2: No intervention.

Treatment - Other

Treatment - Drugs

Intervention group, 4 times (once a week for 26 minutes) were receiving therapeutic touch.

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having at least five year literacy? Diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome? Lack of physical or psychological disorder? Obtain a minimum score of 32 on the Spielberger anxiety inventory Exclusion criteria: Major change in diet or lifestyle of patient? Absence in therapeutic touch session

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
State anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after of the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger state anxiety inventory.;Trait anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after of the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger trait anxiety inventory.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Taheri

Kharazmi University

Taheri.20000@Yahoo.Com+98 21 8832 9220

Outcome results

None listed

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