Can a team approach help IBD patients with anxiety and depression?
NCT ID NCT03985800
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two team-based care models for 657 adults with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's or ulcerative colitis) who also had mild to severe behavioral health symptoms. One model used in-person visits with a team including a gastroenterologist, nurse, nutritionist, and mental health specialist. The other used telemedicine and digital tools instead of in-person care. The goal was to see if these approaches could reduce IBD and behavioral health symptoms and improve quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- team-based care (in-person or telemedicine) with behavioral health support
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that integrated medical and behavioral health care improves symptoms and quality of life for people with IBD.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed comparative effectiveness study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all patients or settings, and the interventions are complex to implement widely.
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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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657 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2019
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 60 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: * Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnosis of Crohn's or Ulcerative Colitis. Behavioral health symptoms mild to severe, defined as a score of \>= 6 on the Personal Health Questionnaire 4 (PHQ4) Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of smart phone, and/or are unable to speak, read or understand English at the minimum-required level.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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