Evaluating the Impact of Including Virtual Dietary Education Within an Electronic Irritable Bowel Syndrome Pathway

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-16

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder that affects many Canadians. The syndrome involves abdominal pain and change in frequency or form of bowel movements, and these symptoms can lead to a decreased quality of life for patients. Primary care physicians are dissatisfied with current referral processes, and patients may wait a long time to receive the correct diagnosis. Diet is known to exacerbate symptoms of IBS. In Canada, accessing dietary treatment for IBS is a challenge due to lack of resources. Some patients lack access to dietary interventions, and others are given advice that is not evidenced based. Use of eHealth technology, such as virtual education delivered by a dietician, may allow for more widespread access to dietary interventions for IBS. Virtual education can include one on one dietary education, online group-based education, and the use of apps. Currently, there is a gap in knowledge whether dietary intervention for IBS, delivered virtually by a dietician, is effective in treating IBS.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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pre-existing online group education program for IBS

This arm will be enrolled in the online course run by Happy Bellies Nutrition https://www.happybelliesnutrition.com/ibs-gentle-group-program. The Happy Bellies nutrition course has 5.5 hours of total video content and optional biweekly group calls via Zoom (45-minutes per session). This course is designed to take 12 weeks to complete. The participants would have access to the content for one year.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

IBS Group Online Session

Intervention Type OTHER

IBS online group session run by Happy Bellies Nutrition

virtual dietitian consults for IBS patients

This arm will receive consults with a virtual dietitian (60 minutes initial + 4 x30-minute follow-up appointment) by a dietitian who has had additional training in the dietary management of IBS.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

virtually administered dietitian consults for IBS patients.

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive virtual one on one consults with a dietitian who has training in the dietary management of IBS.

Interventions

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virtually administered dietitian consults for IBS patients.

Participants will receive virtual one on one consults with a dietitian who has training in the dietary management of IBS.

Intervention Type OTHER

IBS Group Online Session

IBS online group session run by Happy Bellies Nutrition

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Recurrent abdominal pain on average at least 1 day/ week in the last 3 months associated with two or more of the following criteria: related to defecation, or association with a change in frequency of stool or associated with a change in form (appearance) of stool
* Willingness to change diet
* Access to a device for accessing virtual dietary education

Exclusion Criteria

* New onset symptoms within past year in age 50 and above
* Rectal bleeding
* Inflammatory Bowel Disease
* Unexplained recent weight loss
* Gastrointestinal surgery with removal of gallbladder or segments of the bowel
* Having an eating disorder

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No