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NCT Number: NCT01573078

Psychology of Crohn's Disease

The purpose of this study is to determine whether emotional processing and somatic dissociation influence IBS-like symptoms in Crohn's Disease patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Crohn's Disease Crohn Disease Digestive System Diseases Dissociative Disorders Gastroenteritis Gastrointestinal Diseases Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Intestinal Diseases Mental Disorders

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pacific Gastroenterology Associates

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6Z2K5, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age of 19 or greater
  • Outpatient with diagnosis of Crohn's disease

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire

Behavioral

Questionnaire consisting of the following validated surveys: Rome II criteria - Scale of Body Connection (SBC), Private Body Consciousness Sub-Scale (PBCS), Body Vigilance Scale (BVS), Emotional Processing Scale (EPS25)

Primary outcomes

  1. presence of functional gastrointestinal disorder

    Time frame: within previous 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. difference in ability to process emotions

    Time frame: within previous 6 months

  2. difference in body awareness and degree of bodily-dissociation

    Time frame: within previous 6 months

  3. difference in sensitivity to internal bodily sensations

    Time frame: within previous 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of British Columbia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Will The Real Psychology Of Crohn's Disease Please Stand Up?

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Apr 6, 2012
Registry last updated
May 30, 2018

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