Heart rate training eases IBD stress in teens
NCT ID NCT06537258
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a virtual group program that teaches teens with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) coping skills and heart rate biofeedback to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. About 128 participants aged 13–18 will be randomly assigned to the program or a waitlist. The goal is to see if the program improves emotional well-being and disease management.
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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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About 128 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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13 to 18 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: * Diagnosis with biopsy-confirmed IBD for at least 4 months, * ages 13 through 18 years inclusive, * speak English, * enrolling with at least 1 parent/guardian who is willing to participate by completing surveys, * positive depression or anxiety screens using the PHQ-4, - access to home internet to participate in virtual intervention, * youth and parent agree to the conditions of study participation, including randomization, participation in intervention, and follow-up assessments, * youth is medically approved to engage in normal daily activities (e.g., attend school, extracurricular activities) Exclusion Criteria: * previous diagnosis of developmental disabilities that require full-time special education or that impair the ability to respond to treatment, * diagnosis with any other chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, epilepsy, etc.), * diagnosis of abnormal thyroid function, * treatment with any drug with known autonomic cardiovascular influences including beta-blockers, central sympatholytic agents, or antidepressants.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atlanta Metropolitan Area
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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Center for Advanced Pediatrics
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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