Cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Effect of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) on behavioral responses and anxiety for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240529061950N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-11-03

Start date

2024-10-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-08

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Conditions

patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome

Interventions

Intervention Group: Intervention Name: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Details: Treatment Method: Psychological therapy. Procedures: Includes cognitive restructuring, stress management, relaxatio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: An adult patients with underlying IBS. Fulfillment of Rome III criteria for IBS Male and female patients patients who accepted to participate in the CBT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Blood in stool without benign medical explanation Rapid weight loss without benign medical explanation Ongoing alcohol or drug abuse Patients with colon cancer or Inflammatory Bowel diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Behavioral responses and anxiety, the primary outcomes: Changes in behavioral responses and anxiety levels, measured using validated anxiety scales and behavioral assessment tools. Timepoint: before intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: 1.The Visceral Sensitivity Index is a unidimensional 15- item scale that measures gastrointestinal symptom–specific anxiety (e.g., “I often fear that I will not be able to have normal bowel movements”). 2.The Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Behavioral Responses Questionnaire includes 26 items with responses ranging from 1 (never) to 7 (always), and its total score ranges from 26 to 182.	—

Measure

Time frame

Behavioral responses and anxiety, the primary outcomes: Changes in behavioral responses and anxiety levels, measured using validated anxiety scales and behavioral assessment tools. Timepoint: before intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: 1.The Visceral Sensitivity Index is a unidimensional 15- item scale that measures gastrointestinal symptom–specific anxiety (e.g., “I often fear that I will not be able to have normal bowel movements”). 2.The Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Behavioral Responses Questionnaire includes 26 items with responses ranging from 1 (never) to 7 (always), and its total score ranges from 26 to 182.

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Countries

Iraq

Contacts

Public ContactMustafa R. Waheed Alhelali

University of Baghdad, college of Nursing

mustafa.alhelali313@gmail.com+964 780 076 0535

Outcome results

None listed

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