Mind over gut: can meditation tame IBD Flare-Ups?
NCT ID NCT07266883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program can lower stress and improve well-being in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Seventy adults with mild-to-moderate IBD will either take the MBSR course online or watch an educational stress reduction video. Researchers will measure changes in anxiety, depression, and quality of life to see if mindfulness helps calm the gut-brain connection.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness-based stress reduction program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to help people with IBD manage stress and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 70 participants. The mindfulness program may not reduce inflammation or prevent flare-ups, and results may not apply to everyone with IBD.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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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: * 18 years of age or older * having a known diagnosis of IBD that is mildly to moderately active Exclusion Criteria: * Pediatric participants
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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