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Randomized Controlled Trial of Stress Reduction and Lifestyle Modification for Ulcerative Colitis

NCT02721823 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 92

Last updated 2017-05-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients with ulcerative colitis often suffer significant limitations to their quality of life, which are also conditioned by particular stress and psychosocial accompanying symptoms of the disease. A multimodal program for stress-reduction and lifestyle-modification has been shown to be effective in promoting the quality of life. The study will examine the promotion of the quality of life of patients with ulcerative colitis and the positive Influence on stress, psychological symptoms and physiological parameters. 92 patients with ulcerative colitis will be randomized in an Intervention group and a control group for 10 weeks. The primary outcome is the disease-specific quality of life, the secondary outcomes are stress, psychological symptoms, inflammatory parameters, disease activity parameters, bowel parameter and the microbiome.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

lifestyle-modification

The group intervention is carried out once a week for 10 weeks for a total of 60 hours with elements of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and further process of the mind / body medicine. In this project, this program will be adapted to the specific needs of colitis patients.

BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Participants in this group receive a one-time education unit within the scope of 3 hours on the influence of lifestyle factors on the disease, also self-help materials for independent training offered. Following the follow-up measure also this group is given the opportunity to participate in the multimodal stress reduction- and lifestyle modification program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität Duisburg-Essen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jost Langhorst, Prof. Dr. med. · Kliniken Essen-Mitte

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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