Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
IBS, CBT, Internet treatment, Cognitive behavior therapy
Brief summary
The study will recruit 80 out-patients diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome from a gastroenterological clinic. The recruitment will be consecutive with all patients receiving the diagnosis being offered to participate. After recruitment and 3 week baseline measure of IBS symptoms they will be randomised to either 10 weeks of internet delivered CBT or waiting list. After treatment IBS-symptoms are measured again to assess treatment effectiveness. All patients on waiting list are offered the same treatment as patients randomised to treatment. All patients are assessed 12 months after completion of treatment. Patients in treatment condition are hypothesized to experience significant reduction IBS symptoms and quality of life compared to patients on waiting list.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInternet delivered cognitive behavior therapy
10 weeks of internet delivered cognitive behavior therapy targeted at reducing experience of IBS symptoms and improving quality of life. Patients are offered guidance via email by a therapist.
Sponsors
Allmänna arvsfonden
Region Stockholm
Königska-Söderströmska sjukhemmet
Aleris Helse
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome according to Rome III criteria
Exclusion criteria
* History of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) * Symptom debut after age of 50 * Ongoing severe mental illness (psychosis, severe depression, suicidal ideation, bipolar disease) * Inability to participate in internet delivered treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale - IBS Version (GSRS-IBS) | Before treatment |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed