MHNA-001 for Young Adults With IBS

A Prospective, Open-Label Study of Mahana™ IBS, a Smartphone-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Treatment, in Young Adults Aged 18-21 Years Old With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The main objective of this prospective, open-label, non-significant risk study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Mahana™ IBS together with care as usual in approximately 100 young adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: MHNA-001

Detailed Description

Following informed consent, all participants will complete a series of screening questionnaires to determine eligibility for study entry. Eligible participants will be enrolled, and will receive access to MHNA-001 (Mahana™ for IBS). Participants will use MHNA-001 for 12 weeks.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 194
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • North Carolina
    • Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States, 28303
      • Carolina Institute for Clinical Research

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 21 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participant meets IBS diagnostic criteria via Rome IV questionnaire.
• Participant has IBS, based on IBS-SSS score of ≥125 at time of screening (corresponding to mild, moderate, or severe IBS).
• Participant is 18-21 years of age at the time of consent.
• Participant is able to speak, read, and understand English.
• Participant is capable and willing to complete questionnaires, track symptoms, and complete exercises associated with use of Mahana™ IBS.
• Participant has unrestricted access to an iOS (running iOS 13 or later) or Android smartphone with internet connectivity and sufficient space for Mahana™ IBS to be installed.
• If participant is taking any prescription IBS-related concomitant medications, he/she must have been on a stable dose/regimen for at least 30 days prior to the date of Screening/Enrollment and is not intended to make changes to dose or regimen during the treatment period (i.e., through Week 12 of the study).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participant has a medical or psychiatric comorbidity that might account for GI symptoms, confound the measurement of IBS symptoms, or compromise the participant's ability to complete the study (ex. inflammatory bowel disease, chronic liver disease, substance abuse disorder, etc.) in the opinion of the investigator.
• Participant is currently using opioids or plans to use for chronic pain management and/or recreation.
• Participant has been hospitalized for psychiatric reasons within 12 months prior to screening.
• Participant is currently experiencing high depression symptom severity as indicated by a score >14 on the PHQ-8.
• Participant is currently experiencing suicidal ideation as indicated by a score of 2 or 3 on item 9 of the Beck Depression Index (BDI). *
• Participant is currently using any prescription digital therapeutic that delivers components of cognitive-behavioral therapies.
• Participant has undergone CBT, any other skills-based, or GI-specific psychological therapy (e.g. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavioral Activation, Problem-solving Therapy, Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy, etc.) within 2 years of study entry.
• Participant has participated in any investigational trial within 30 days prior to Screening or plans to participate in another clinical trial during the study period.
• Participant is currently pregnant or nursing.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MHNA-001	Device: MHNA-001; 3-month digital therapy program designed to reduce the severity of IBS symptoms; Other Names: Mahana™ for IBS

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in IBS Severity Scoring System from Baseline to Week 12	The IBS Severity Scoring System (IBS-SSS) is a validated, 5-item tool for measuring the severity of IBS symptoms in adults with IBS. The survey asks respondents to rate the severity and frequency of their abdominal pain, severity of abdominal distension, stool frequency and consistency, satisfaction with their bowel habits, and interference of IBS with life in general in the last 10 days using a 100-point visual analogue scale. Scores range from 0 to 500 with higher scores indicating more severe IBS symptoms. Mean score changes of 50 points or more over a 3-month period are predictive of a clinically significant improvement	12 Weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Subject's Global Assessment of Relief at Week 12	The SGA will be completed by participants at the end of treatment (Week 12). Participants rate their relief from IBS symptoms on a scale of 1 (completely relieved) to 5 (worse). Participants scoring from 1 to 3 are considered responders and those scoring 4-5 are considered non-responders.	12 Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mahana Therapeutics

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 22, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 22, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 12, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 19, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 14, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 13, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Disease; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases, Functional; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Syndrome; Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: MHNA-001-003

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes