The effect of instructional program of self-care on severity of symptoms and quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrom

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201310195987N7

Enrollment

100

Registered

2014-01-20

Start date

2013-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrom. irritable colon

Interventions

Intervention 1: The case group: giving educational package to patients which contains a booklet of IBS and a relaxation CD. The education will be given during an individual meeting, two telephone call

The case group: giving educational package to patients which contains a booklet of IBS and a relaxation CD. The education will be given during an individual meeting, two telephone calls and a group me

The control group: will receive the treatment of IBS.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: age 18-65 years old; be able to read persian; having the sign and symptom of Rome III ; mild till moderate diagnosis of IBS. Exclusion criteria: Determining any disease during study which sign and symptoms are similar to IBS; not cooperative patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The severity of symptoms of IBS. Timepoint: Before and 8 weeks after RCT. Method of measurement: IBS-SSS.;The quality of life of patients with IBS. Timepoint: Before and 8 weeks after RCT. Method of measurement: IBS-QOL.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShahrzad Ghiyasvandian

Tehran University of Medical Scienses

shghiyas@tums.ac.ir; shghiyas@yahoo.com+98 21 6642 0739

Outcome results

None listed

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