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Virtual Group Therapy for IBD Patients With Anxiety and Depression

28 augusti 2026 uppdaterad av: University of Chicago

Group-based Virtual Psychotherapy Intervention for Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This study is being done to better understand the complex relationship between mental health and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), with a particular focus on symptoms of depression and anxiety. While depression and anxiety have traditionally been viewed as reactions to the burden of living with IBD, new research suggests that the biological factors involved in IBD may also contribute directly to these mental health challenges. This study aims to evaluate whether a virtual, group-based psychological treatment is both acceptable and feasible for patients with IBD who experience significant depression and/or anxiety. Researchers will also evaluate participants' depression, generalized anxiety, and associated psychosocial factors (poor sleep quality, GI-specific anxiety, fatigue) before, during, and after treatment. Finally, researchers will evaluate disease severity as it relates to mental health status by comparing it to symptoms, biochemical disease and tryptophan metabolites from blood and stool samples.

People who agree to join the study will be asked to attend three in-person visits and 10 virtual group psychotherapy sessions over 11 weeks. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires, give stool and blood samples, and the research team will collect information about participations from medical records.

Studieöversikt

Status

Har inte rekryterat ännu

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Studietyp

Interventionell

Inskrivning (Beräknad)

16

Fas

  • Inte tillämpbar

Kontakter och platser

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Deltagandekriterier

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Urvalskriterier

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Tar emot friska volontärer

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Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18+ years of age
  • Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis)
  • English-speaking
  • Patients with score ≥10 on General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire (considered moderate or higher anxiety symptoms) or ≥10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) (considered moderate or higher depressive symptoms) within 3 months
  • Able to provide written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unwilling and/or unable to participate
  • Non-English speakers
  • Unable to understand the instructions or to consent to participation in the study, including patients with a diagnosed cognitive impairment

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

  • Primärt syfte: Behandling
  • Tilldelning: N/A
  • Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
  • Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)

Vapen och interventioner

Deltagargrupp / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Experimentell: Patients with IBD who self-report moderate or higher anxiety or depression symptoms
Beteende: Group Psychotherapy Intervention
Participants will engage in a course of ten, 120-minute sessions of group psychotherapy. The intervention will be guided by the Mind Over Mood treatment manual. Mind Over Mood is a manual that is published and commonly used to treat depression and anxiety as guided by a therapist and for self-help. For this study, the manual will be adapted for patients with IBD. Session content will include interventions such as psychoeducation on the brain-gut connection and the CBT model, behavioral activation and activity scheduling, cognitive monitoring and restructuring, development of behavioral experiments to test underlying assumptions, building acceptance and gratitude, and maintenance of gains and relapse prevention.

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Determine acceptability of a 10-session, group-based, virtual treatment guided by the Mind over Mood treatment manual in patients with IBD with clinically significant depression and/or anxiety
Tidsram: End of intervention at week 10
Acceptability will be assessed using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-4 (CSQ-4), which is used to measure overall satisfaction and client self-efficacy in healthcare, mental health, and social programs. Scores range from 4-16, with higher scores indicating higher satisfaction with the treatment. CSQ-4 scores are commonly classified as "low satisfaction/dissatisfaction" (4-8), "moderate/neutral satisfaction" (9-12), and "high satisfaction" (13-16).
End of intervention at week 10
Determine feasibility of a 10-session, group-based, virtual treatment guided by the Mind over Mood treatment manual in patients with IBD with clinically significant depression and/or anxiety
Tidsram: End of treatment at 10 weeks
Feasibility will be assessed by analyzing recruitment and retention (i.e., number of patients who are referred that enroll in the study and complete treatment)
End of treatment at 10 weeks

Sekundära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Change in depression
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured via Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a 9-item self-report tool used to screen, diagnose, and measure the severity of depression in clinical settings. It scores depressive symptoms experienced over the past two weeks on a scale from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms. Scores are commonly classified as "minimal or no depression" (0-4), "mild depression" (5-9), "moderate depression" (10-14), "moderately severe depression" (15-19), and "severe depression" (20-27).
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in anxiety
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured via Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), a 7-item self-report tool used to screen for anxiety and measure its severity over the past two weeks. Scores range from 0-21, with higher numbers indicating more severe symptoms. GAD-7 scores are commonly classified as "minimal anxiety" (0-4), "mild anxiety" (5-9), "moderate anxiety" (10-14), and "severe anxiety" (15-21).
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in fatigue
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured via Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue), 13-item tool that measures tiredness and how it affects daily life over the past 7 days. Scores range from 0-52, with higher numbers indicating less fatigue. FACIT-Fatigue scores are commonly classified as "severe fatigue" (0-21), "moderate fatigue" (22-30), "mild fatigue" (31-40), and "little to no fatigue" (40-52).
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in sleep quality
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured via Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), 19-item self-report questionnaire that evaluates subjective sleep quality and disturbances over a one-month time period. Scores range from 0-21, with higher numbers indicating worse sleep quality. PSQI scores are commonly classified as "good sleep quality" (0-5) and "poor sleep quality" (6-21).
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in gastrointestinal symptom-specific anxiety (GSA)
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured via Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI), a 15-item self-report questionnaire that evaluates GSA, including fear, hypervigilance, and avoidance of belly sensations. Scores range from 0-75, with higher numbers indicating worse GSA.
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in clinical IBD outcomes (CD)
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured for patients with CD via change in scores on the Harvey Bradshaw Index (HBI), a clinical tool used to measure the severity of CD based on five patient symptoms from the previous day. Scores range from 0-16 and up, with higher numbers indicating more severe disease activity. HBI scores are commonly classified as "clinical remission" (0-4), "mild disease activity" (5-7), "moderate disease activity" (8-16), and "severe disease activity" (16 or more).
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in clinical IBD outcomes (UC)
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Measured for patients with UC via change in scores on the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI), a clinical tool used to measure the severity of UC. Scores range from 0-5 and up, with higher numbers indicating more severe disease activity. UC scores are commonly classified as "clinical remission" (0-2), "mild disease activity" (3-4), and "active flare or relapse" (5 or more).
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in biomedical IBD outcomes
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in biochemical inflammation measured by fecal calprotectin and c-reactive protein levels.
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in targeted metabolites including compounds from tryptophan metabolism
Tidsram: Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).
Change in untargeted metabolite levels
Before, during, and after treatment (weeks 0, 5, and 10).

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Sponsor

University of Chicago

Samarbetspartners

GI Research Foundation

Utredare

  • Huvudutredare: Alyse Bedell, PhD, CST, University of Chicago

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Beräknad)

1 september 2026

Primärt slutförande (Beräknad)

1 juni 2027

Avslutad studie (Beräknad)

1 juni 2027

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

24 augusti 2026

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

28 augusti 2026

Första postat (Faktisk)

1 september 2026

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

1 september 2026

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

28 augusti 2026

Senast verifierad

1 augusti 2026

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  • IRB26-0657

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