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The effect of Relaxation on quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

The effect of relaxation as the quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014052617861N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2014-09-19
Start date
2014-04-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Irritable bowel syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome

Interventions

Intervention 1: case Group: In addition to their usual treatment, they undergo 60 sessions of Benson's relaxation technique twice a day for 10 to 20 minutes each time.The best time to use the tec
Treatment - Other
case Group: In addition to their usual treatment, they undergo 60 sessions of Benson's relaxation technique twice a day for 10 to 20 minutes each time.The best time to use the technique is 2 hour
control Group: Except for usual treatment ,they do not receive any intervention during this time.

Sponsors

vice-chancellor for research and technology of Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria include: over the age of 18 years old; a minimum of literacy; a minimum of 3 months of illness; not suffering from other acute or chronic conditions(cardiovascular, respiratory, hepatic and renal); no speech or hearing impairment; not suffering from mental illness such as severe depression; not under other treatments such as hypnosis, homeopathy, etc; without physical constraints such as fractures, etc; in order to perform relaxation techniques,and not having colon surgery. Exclusion criteria: People undergoing surgery or suffering from gynecological problems in the past six months being absent at any one time at training sessions; not completing weekly(everyday) checklist by the patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life. Timepoint: One week before intervention, one week after intervention, two months after finishing the intervention. Method of measurement: quaiity of life of IBS patients.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoomeh Asadi

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

asadi.masoomeh@ymail.com asadi.m@ajums.ac.ir+98 61 1377 7966

Outcome results

None listed

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