Psychology of Crohn's Disease

Will The Real Psychology Of Crohn's Disease Please Stand Up?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01573078

Enrollment

Registered

2012-04-06

Start date

2012-05-31

Completion date

2015-01-28

Last updated

2018-05-30

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Conditions

Crohn's Disease

Keywords

Crohn's disease, IBS, Dissociation, Emotional processing

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether emotional processing and somatic dissociation influence IBS-like symptoms in Crohn's Disease patients.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALQuestionnaire

Questionnaire consisting of the following validated surveys: Rome II criteria - Scale of Body Connection (SBC), Private Body Consciousness Sub-Scale (PBCS), Body Vigilance Scale (BVS), Emotional Processing Scale (EPS25)

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age of 19 or greater * Outpatient with diagnosis of Crohn's disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
presence of functional gastrointestinal disorder	within previous 6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
difference in ability to process emotions	within previous 6 months
difference in body awareness and degree of bodily-dissociation	within previous 6 months
difference in sensitivity to internal bodily sensations	within previous 6 months

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026