Emotion Focused Therapy in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients

NCT02657668 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IslamicAUN
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The study was quasi-experimental including patients in two intervention and control groups. Three measurements were done: pretest, post-test, and a two-months follow-up. The study population included patients with irritable bowel syndrome(diagnosed by specialists and based on the criteria of Rome III), who referred to a general Hospital. Fifty two irritable bowel syndrome patients were selected and assigned to two experiment (26 cases) and control (26 cases) groups. The criteria below were considered in selection of patients. Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients should not have participated in other psychological interventions concurrently; 2) Participants had not reported diagnosis of non-functional gastrointestinal illnesses. 3) Women patients had not been in pregnancy; 4) Participants had not met diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. Exclusion criteria: Three or more absences in the group sessions Co-variate variables: 1) demo-graphical variables (age, birth order, and education); 2) clinical variables (global psychological status, mind-body attribution, and duration of disease).

Conditions

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Keywords

Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Emotion Focused Therapy; Stress; Resilience; Coping Strategies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Stress

  Depression-Anxiety-Stress scale(DASS):DASS was published by Lovibond \& Lovibond in 1995.Short form of DASS conclude 21 sentences that each 7 sentences in related to one subscale. In this research, has been used of subscale of stress. Iranian form of this subscale has been significant relation(concurrent validity) with Holms-Rahe stress questionnaire(r:0/49)

  pretest- post test-follow-up(in 4 month)

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Coping Strategies

  pretest- post test-follow-up(in 4 month)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Resiliency

  pretest- post test-follow-up(in 4 month)

Study Arms (2)

Treatment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion focused therapy: EFT was conducted in eight sessions (without pretest and posttest sessions) according to Greenberg's manual (22) in a clinic of gastrointestinal patients. According to Greenberg manual, EFT consists of three steps: 1) emotional awareness 2) accessing healthy emotions 3) skills of emotional intelligence. There were five individuals in the posttest (because of being absent more than three sessions or not participating in the posttest).

Behavioral: Emotion Focused Therapy

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group: For control group interactions to be effective in therapeutic outcomes, the psycho-educational group was assigned as control group. The Psycho-educational group was conducted in four sessions (without pretest and posttest sessions). They became familiar with etiology and role of psychological factors in IBS, without any psychotherapy. Eight members were removed (because of being absent more than three sessions).

Interventions

Emotion Focused Therapy BEHAVIORAL

EFT was conducted in eight sessions (without pretest and posttest sessions) according to Greenberg's manual (22) in a clinic of gastrointestinal patients. According to Greenberg manual, EFT consists of three steps: 1) emotional awareness 2) accessing healthy emotions 3) skills of emotional intelligence. There were five individuals in the posttest (because of being absent more than three sessions or not participating in the posttest).

Also known as: EFT

Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients should not have participated in other psychological interventions concurrently;
• Participants had not reported diagnosis of non-functional gastrointestinal illnesses.
• Women patients had not been in pregnancy;
• Participants had not met diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.

You may not qualify if:

• Three or more absences in the group sessions
• Covariate variables:
• demographical variables (age, birth order, and education);
• clinical variables (global psychological status, mind-body attribution, and duration of disease).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Diseases; Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Emotion-Focused Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System Diseases; Colonic Diseases, Functional; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assisstant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 7, 2016
• First Posted: January 18, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2014
• Study Completion: October 1, 2014
• Last Updated: January 18, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share