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Study aim
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Determining the Effect of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on quality of Life, Emotional symptom, Dimensions of pain, Dispositional mindfulness and Disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
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Design
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In this clinical trial the study population include patients with inflammatory bowel disease. First, a list of patients is prepared, then using simple randomization method, people are divided into intervention and control groups The size of each sample was calculated based on the results of previous studies of 25 people.The grouping of people is parallel and the study is not blind.
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Settings and conduct
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Initially, those with diagnoses of inflammatory bowel disease and inclusion criteria will be selected in consultation with a physician.Then the psychological interview will be conducted by the researcher to investigate the psychological disorders.Initially, all participants (intervention and control group) will be asked to complete the tools used in the research, and after completion of the intervention, all participants will be asked to complete these tools again.This study is performed at Kashan University of Medical Sciences.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Confirmed diagnosis of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis Exclusion criteria: Major psychiatric illness, Active alcohol or drug dependency, Exacerbation of symptoms, need for change in IBD medication during the study
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Intervention groups
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People in the intervention group receive mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in addition to their usual medical treatment which is an eight-session psychological group program in two-hour weekly sessions.People in the control group receive only their usual medical treatment.
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Main outcome variables
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Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Severity of pain, pain catastrophizing, Dispositional mindfulness and Disease activity