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ACT for Veterans With IBD and Mental Health Challenges

Using Acceptance and Commitment Training to Promote Rehabilitation and Engagement in Values-Centered Living in Veterans Adapting to Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Mental Health Challenges (RECLAIM)

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires, Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "The aims of this study are to: 1) Characterize the ACT-specific coping factors associated with psychosocial functioning and QOL in Veterans with IBD using survey and interview data to inform intervention adaptation; 2) Adapt a 1-day ACT intervention for Veterans with IBD and comorbid depressive, anxiety, and trauma disorders for integrated use in GI clinics."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests a one-day talk therapy called acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as part of regular gut care. It is for Veterans with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes swelling in the digestive tract, and a mental health condition. The goal is to improve daily life, relationships, and quality of life.

Many Veterans with gastrointestinal disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), also have mental health conditions. IBD and mental health conditions can worsen one another through the brain-gut axis, leading to dramatic deficits in psychosocial functioning and quality of life (QOL). Yet, few Veterans with comorbid IBD and mental health conditions receive psychotherapy and no evidence-based psychotherapies have been tested in Veterans with these comorbidities. Adapting brief acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to the specific to the needs of these patients and embedding treatment into routine gastroenterology care may increase Veterans' access to efficient and effective rehabilitative care. This study aims to adapt and test an integrated, 1-Day ACT intervention tailored to the specific needs of Veterans with IBD and mental health conditions to improve psychosocial functioning and QOL.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Have IBD confirmed in your medical record.
  • Have a current diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or a mental health condition related to trauma.

Who can't join

  • Have severe IBD symptoms that keep you from fully taking part, such as a hospital stay or surgery in the past 30 days.
  • Have serious problems with memory or thinking.
  • Are currently at risk of taking your own life.
  • Have uncontrolled psychosis (trouble knowing what is real) or bipolar disorder (a condition with extreme mood changes).

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of IBD as confirmed by the medical record * Current diagnosis of a depressive, anxiety, or trauma-related disorder Exclusion Criteria: * Severe IBD symptoms that would prevent full participation in the study (i.e., hospitalized in the past 30 days, surgery in the past 30 days) * Significant cognitive impairment * Active suicidality * Uncontrolled psychosis or bipolar disorder

Study sites (1)

TX