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Physiological Reactivity and Psychosocial Functioning in Pediatric Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Biofeedback Enhanced Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Psychological. Completed, enrolled 53 participants across 3 sites.
Detailed Summary
This is a prospective, assessment-based study to examine the relationship between psychophysiological functioning and psychological symptoms in youth newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) compared to healthy controls.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The intervention involves biofeedback enhanced cognitive behaviorally based coping skills treatment. Treatment will consist of a 6-visit group intervention conducted online, via Emory zoom. Groups will include 5-8 patients each. Sessions will include brief, daily homework to facilitate mastery that is developmentally tailored to youth (e.g., practice skills with support from phone or tablet apps). Groups will meet approximately every week for 6 weeks. Advanced Ph.D. students in clinical psychology and Principal Investigator will deliver the treatment protocol. Participants will complete questionnaires before and after each session to measure autonomic reactivity, lifetime stress, depression, anxiety in response to stress induction, and coping strategies.