App therapy for Crohn's: stress relief in your pocket
NCT ID NCT06221254
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called COBMINDEX that teaches stress-reduction techniques to people with Crohn's disease. Researchers want to see if using the app improves wellbeing, fatigue, and pain as much as working with a human therapist. The trial will enroll 200 adults with Crohn's who are stable on their current treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- COBMINDEX smartphone application (cognitive, behavioral, and mindfulness-based stress reduction)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could offer a convenient, low-cost way for Crohn's patients to reduce stress and improve quality of life at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 200 participants, and the app may not prove as effective as in-person therapy. Results may not apply to all Crohn's patients.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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 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: * Willingness to participate and signed informed consent * Hebrew-speaking * Age 18-75 * Proven diagnosis of Crohn's disease, at least 3 months post-diagnosis * Stable medical treatment for the last 3 months * Any Harvey Bradshaw Index score * Ability to operate a smartphone and cellular application Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or unclassified inflammatory bowel disease * Planned surgery for Crohn's disease * Surgery for Crohn's disease (excluding drainage of perianal abscess) in the last 3 months * Psychiatric disease (schizophrenia, major depression or bipolar disorder) * Alcohol or drug dependency (stable medical use of cannabinoids will be allowed) * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy during study period * Clinically significant comorbidity * Former participation in COBMINDEX trials
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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.
How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Belinson Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPetah Tikva, 4941492, Israel
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Rambam Health Care Campus i
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHaifa, 3109601, Israel
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Sheba Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRamat Gan, 5266202, Israel
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Soroka University Medical Center
RECRUITINGBeersheba, 8410101, Israel
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