Reviewer's report
Title:Cognitive-behavioural therapy has no effect on disease activity but
improves quality of life in subgroups of patients with inflammatory bowel disease:
A pilot randomised controlled trial
Version:2Date:4 February 2015
Reviewer: caroline trang
Reviewer's report:
A. Introduction:
Study of great interest in the IBD field and the purpose and the design of the
study are well justified.
B. methodology :
1. Evaluation scales : RSRRS seems less relevant and IBDSCCQ is not yet
validated.
2. "pre-contemplation" could more defined because it is reported several times in
the paper (discussion)
3. What are the evaluation scales for the secondary outcome measures at 6 and
12 months ?
4. CBT :- more precisions about CBT sessions face 2 face : common guidelines
for both sites ?
- more precisions about CBT sessions online : psychologist interventions live with
the patient ?
C. results :
- more precisions about the reasons of attrition in both groups specially in the
CBT groups
D. discussion:
-Goal of 192 patients and 174 only are included without any mention in the
discussion
- repartition was initially designed as 2:1 CBT/control but finally there are 90
patients / 84 patients(1:1 ?)
- recrutment by mails instead of direct invitation might explain the low
recrutement
- It might be interesting to recrute patients during a disease flare with higher
scores on anxiety and depression
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests' below
Reviewer's report
Title:Cognitive-behavioural therapy has no effect on disease activity but
improves quality of life in subgroups of patients with inflammatory bowel disease:
A pilot randomised controlled trial
Version:2Date:4 February 2015
Reviewer: caroline trang
Reviewer's report:
A. Introduction:
Study of great interest in the IBD field and the purpose and the design of the
study are well justified.
B. methodology :
1. Evaluation scales : RSRRS seems less relevant and IBDSCCQ is not yet
validated.
2. "pre-contemplation" could more defined because it is reported several times in
the paper (discussion)
3. What are the evaluation scales for the secondary outcome measures at 6 and
12 months ?
4. CBT :- more precisions about CBT sessions face 2 face : common guidelines
for both sites ?
- more precisions about CBT sessions online : psychologist interventions live with
the patient ?
C. results :
- more precisions about the reasons of attrition in both groups specially in the
CBT groups
D. discussion:
-Goal of 192 patients and 174 only are included without any mention in the
discussion
- repartition was initially designed as 2:1 CBT/control but finally there are 90
patients / 84 patients(1:1 ?)
- recrutment by mails instead of direct invitation might explain the low
recrutement
- It might be interesting to recrute patients during a disease flare with higher
scores on anxiety and depression
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests' below
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Reviewer's report
Title:Cognitive-behavioural therapy has no effect on disease activity but
improves quality of life in subgroups of patients with inflammatory bowel disease:
A pilot randomised controlled trial
Version:2Date:4 February 2015
Reviewer: caroline trang
Reviewer's report:
A. Introduction:
Study of great interest in the IBD field and the purpose and the design of the
study are well justified.
B. methodology :
1. Evaluation scales : RSRRS seems less relevant and IBDSCCQ is not yet
validated.
2. "pre-contemplation" could more defined because it is reported several times in
the paper (discussion)
3. What are the evaluation scales for the secondary outcome measures at 6 and
12 months ?
4. CBT :- more precisions about CBT sessions face 2 face : common guidelines
for both sites ?
- more precisions about CBT sessions online : psychologist interventions live with
the patient ?
C. results :
- more precisions about the reasons of attrition in both groups specially in the
CBT groups
D. discussion:
-Goal of 192 patients and 174 only are included without any mention in the
discussion
- repartition was initially designed as 2:1 CBT/control but finally there are 90
patients / 84 patients(1:1 ?)
- recrutment by mails instead of direct invitation might explain the low
recrutement
- It might be interesting to recrute patients during a disease flare with higher
scores on anxiety and depression
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests' below
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