Development of Workshop for Lifestyle Changing for Crohn's Disease Patients and Its Affect on the Disease's Indexes

September 20, 2015 updated by: Hadassah Medical Organization
Subjects that participate in the practical workshop will improve their quality of life and will stay longer in remmision , in compare to the participants that will continue their regular threatment

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants will be randomly assigned to a regular threatment (control group) or to a lifestyle changing workshop. The workshop will consist of 11 meetings with behavioral lessons in nutrition, cooking, stress realese and physical activity. The study population will include 100 crohn's disease patients in remmision that will be recruited and will be randomly divided into two groups: an intervention group of 50 will commence the workshop during 2007 and a control group of 50 who will continue their regular threatment. an IBDQ , CDAI and blood samples for metabolic index will be taken from the participant in the staudy before entering the study and every half a year for three years.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Jerusalem, Israel
        • Hadassah Medical Organization

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • over 18 years of age
  • diagnosed with CD
  • Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) of under 170
  • a minimum of 75% of the meetings

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients with a stoma
  • and patients with a planned admission to the hospital for surgery or other treatment.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rifat safadi, md, hadassah univercity hospital

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 20, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2006

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 16-031106-HMO-CTIL

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