Lockdown's hidden toll on IBD patients revealed
NCT ID NCT04488471
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at how being isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of 232 people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Researchers used questionnaires to measure depression, anxiety, and other psychological symptoms. The goal was to understand what factors made the impact worse, especially for younger and older patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors understand how to better support IBD patients during future crises.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all IBD patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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232 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2022
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with a clinical diagnosis of IBD who are treated in the clinics of Sheffield Teaching Hosptials NHS FT
- Ages
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16 years and older
- 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: * IBD Patients who utilise the IBD Clinics at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT Exclusion Criteria: * patients who are not part of the IBD clinics at STH NHS FT
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Sheffield, S10 2JF, United Kingdom
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