Status:

COMPLETED

Internet-delivered CBT for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adolescents

Lead Sponsor:

Karolinska Institutet

Conditions:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

13-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the treatment effects of an internet-delivered CBT-program for adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome.

Detailed Description

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is prevalent and associated with low quality of life in adolescents. Medical or dietary treatments lack evident efficiency, while psychosocial interventions, i.e. cognit...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 13-17 at inclusion date.
  • fulfilling Rome III-criteria for IBS with a written statement from patient's physician confirming a diagnosis of IBS and negative required tests (Blood samples: C-reactive protein or erythrocyte sedimentation rate, Blood count and IgA-Transglutaminase. Stool: f-Calprotectin).

Exclusion

  • concurrent serious medical conditions.
  • a psychiatric diagnosis, judged to be a more important treatment target than the abdominal pain.
  • on-going psychological treatment.
  • absence from school exceeding an average of 2 days a week is a cause for exclusion since high absence demands more intensive interventions than can be offered in ICBT.
  • on-going abuse or severe parental psychiatric illness in the family.
  • since treatment format assumes normal reading and writing skills, pronounced language skill deficits and learning difficulties lead to exclusion from the study.
  • lack of regular internet-access.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 18 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

101 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02306369

Start Date

November 1 2013

End Date

November 18 2017

Last Update

August 10 2018

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Research Center

Stockholm, County of Stockholm, Sweden, 113 30