Can a smartphone app ease the Gut-Brain struggle for IBD patients?
NCT ID NCT06510296
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a mobile app designed to help Black and Hispanic adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) manage stress and improve their quality of life. The app teaches coping skills, mindfulness, and disease acceptance. Researchers want to see if the app is practical and helpful for this group, who often face barriers to mental health care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital mind-body intervention mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could provide an accessible, scalable way to reduce psychological distress and improve quality of life for underserved IBD patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app's effectiveness depends on user engagement, and benefits may vary.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * age ≥ 18 years * self-identify as Black/African American and/or Hispanic/Latino(a/x) * diagnosed with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis * ability to provide informed consent in English * elevated psychological distress: at least one T-score within 2.5 standard deviations above the mean -- NIH Toolbox Perceived Stress Scale or in the domains of either Anxiety or Depression on the NIH PROMIS-29. Exclusion Criteria: * Anxiety, depression, or perceived stress T-scores above 2.5 standard deviations above the mean. * Current suicidality, past suicide attempt, or psychiatric hospitalization.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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