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ACT for Veterans With IBD and Mental Health Challenges

NCT07397195 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2026-02-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Many Veterans with gastrointestinal disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), also have mental health conditions. IBD and mental health conditions can worsen one another through the brain-gut axis, leading to dramatic deficits in psychosocial functioning and quality of life (QOL). Yet, few Veterans with comorbid IBD and mental health conditions receive psychotherapy and no evidence-based psychotherapies have been tested in Veterans with these comorbidities. Adapting brief acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to the specific to the needs of these patients and embedding treatment into routine gastroenterology care may increase Veterans' access to efficient and effective rehabilitative care. This study aims to adapt and test an integrated, 1-Day ACT intervention tailored to the specific needs of Veterans with IBD and mental health conditions to improve psychosocial functioning and QOL.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Form of cognitive behavioral therapy that focuses on increasing psychological flexibility by fostering acceptance of difficult internal experiences, augmenting engagement in values-aligned behaviors, increasing contact with the present moment, and reducing reliance on avoidant coping.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Mackenzie Lynmarie Shanahan, PhD · Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2028-01-01
Primary Completion
2030-01-31
Completion
2032-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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