Integrative Approaches to Managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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Conditions studied: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, IBS

In brief

The purpose of this project is to examine whether a low cost, group-oriented integrative medicine approach to irritable bowel syndrome improves participant outcomes. The intervention will combine nutrition counseling on the low FODMAP diet (decreased grains and other disaccharides) and mind-body training with follow-up health coaching. These participants will be randomized to either a 4-week group-oriented treatment intervention incorporating a low FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) diet and mind-body therapies followed by an 8-week health coaching follow-up period or a waitlist control group. At the end of the 12-week study period, waitlist subjects will be offered the four-week nutrition and mind-body intervention. Over the 12-week study period, we will examine and report on the impact of this treatment intervention on IBS symptoms and quality of life in this population. The investigators will collect data on IBS outcomes as well as on depression and stress.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02436603

Run by

Beth Israel Medical Center

People needed

52

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-28

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• IBS diagnosis> 12 months in duration
• Over 18 years of age
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Active major psychiatric illness which would potentially interfere with participation in the study 2. Pregnancy 3. Active eating disorder

Where it is running

• Center for Health and Healing — New York, New York, United States

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