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Internet-delivered CBT for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

NCT01171053 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2010-07-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a 10 week Internet-delivered CBT treatment for patients diagnosed with IBS. The patients' work with the treatment and is supported through online contact with a therapist.

Approximately 86 patients will be included in the study and randomized to either condition.

All included patients are assessed one week before the treatment starts. After 10 weeks (post treatment). Follow-up assessments are conducted at 3 and 12 months follow-up after treatment.

Patients in treatment condition are hypothesized to experience significant reduction IBS symptoms, societal costs and quality of life compared to patients on waiting list.

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Internet-delivered CBT

Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy with therapist support.

BEHAVIORAL

Therapist support

Weekly therapist support without CBT-interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nils Lindefors, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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