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NCT02136745 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Effects of Relaxation Response Mind-body Intervention in Patients With IBS and IBD

A NA study, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
48
Enrollment target

NCT02136745: Completed NA study, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

NCT02136745 is a NA study that has completed, run by Massachusetts General Hospital. The registered enrollment target is 48 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02136745, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
48 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

In this pilot study, the investigators examined whether a relaxation response mind-body intervention could be effectively delivered to mixed groups of IBS and IBD patients and determined the effects of the intervention on quality of life, inflammatory markers, and gene expression using transcriptional profiling.

Primary Outcome

The IBS Quality of Life (IBS-QOL) is a validated disease-specific instruments to assess the disease-specific impact of the intervention. The IBS-QOL is a self-reported quality of life (QOL) measure containing 34 questions specific to IBS that is used to assess the impact of IBS and its treatment on QOL.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Relaxation Response Mind-Body Intervention

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 48 participants
Start Date 2009-05
Est. Completion 2011-07
Phase NA
Massachusetts General Hospital

2,032 total trials

What the finished NCT02136745 record still lists

NCT02136745 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 48 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Relaxation Response Mind-Body Intervention is the first listed.

NCT02136745 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02136745 about?

NCT02136745 is a clinical study titled "Effects of Relaxation Response Mind-body Intervention in Patients With IBS and IBD". In this pilot study, the investigators examined whether a relaxation response mind-body intervention could be effectively delivered to mixed groups of IBS and IBD patients and determined the effects of the intervention on quality of life, inflammatory markers, and gene expression using transcription...

What is the current status of trial NCT02136745?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 48 participants. The study started on 2009-05. Estimated completion is 2011-07.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02136745?

The interventions under investigation include: Relaxation Response Mind-Body Intervention (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02136745?

This trial is sponsored by Massachusetts General Hospital, which has 2,032 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02136745's enrollment target sits among peer trials

48 1381st of 2000 higher than 601 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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