Can a website soothe your gut and brain?
NCT ID NCT07175402
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new online program for people with gut-brain interaction disorders (DGBI) who also have anxiety or depression. 27 adults tried self-guided online sessions and gave feedback through interviews and questionnaires. The goal was to see if the program is easy to use, helpful, and worth further study.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 18 and 75 years 2. Meeting clinical symptom levels for least one DGBI diagnosis (assessed with the Rome IV Diagnostic Questionnaire for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Adults (Palsson et al., 2016)) 3. Clinically meaningful levels of depressive symptoms or anxiety: score ≥ 13 on the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S; depressive symptoms), or score ≥ 10 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale-7 (GAD-7; anxiety symptoms; Spitzer et al., 2006) 4. Stable medication for psychiatric symptoms including anxiety, depression and sleep problems for at least two months prior to intervention. 5. Ability to read and write Swedish 6. Have access to a device (like computer, tablet or smartphone with) with access to the internet and that can be used to attend video conferences and preview the intervention platform (i.e., have a microphone and speakers or headphones). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently undergoing any form of psychological intervention. 2. Increased risk of suicide (≥4 points on MADRS item 9) 3. Severe depression (≥34 points on MADRS)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Örebro University
Örebro, Sweden
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