Parallel™
A New Way To Address IBS
Parallel is a 3-month FDA-authorized, prescription-only digital program that reduces the severity of symptoms for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It is intended to be used together with other IBS treatments.
Patients are frustrated
71% of U.S. IBS patients have said they are dissatisfied with their care.1
There aren't many options
There are few effective IBS treatments and very limited options for patients suffering from IBS that alternates between diarrhea and constipation (IBS-M).
Symptoms aren't under control
79% of U.S. IBS patients feel they have either no control or inadequate control of their symptoms.2
1Drossman DA et al. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2009 July ; 43(6): 541–550
2 IBS Global Impact Report (2018)
Parallel Clinical Trial
The Parallel program was tested in a large (n=558) randomized, controlled trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for IBS (the “ACTIB” Trial)3. At 3 months, patients enrolled in a digital CBT program experienced a clinically meaningful reduction in the severity of their IBS.
63%
63% of patients reported a clinically meaningful reduction in the severity of their IBS.
2.75x
On average, reduction in IBS symptom severity was twice that of patients receiving medical care as usual.
3Everett et al. Gut. 2019 Sep;68(9):1613-1623.
How Does Parallel Work?
The Brain-Gut Connection
Science has revealed that your brain and your gut are in constant back-and-forth communication. In fact, they’re so connected that scientists even call the gut the “second brain.”4
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) allows us to influence the communication between your brain and gut in order to improve IBS. Dr. Emeran Mayer explains in this short video.
Emeran Mayer, MD, Phd
Gastroenterologist
4van Tilburg, M. A., et al. (2013). Which psychological factors exacerbate irritable bowel syndrome?
Development of a comprehensive model. Journal of psychosomatic research, 74(6), 486‐492.
The Parallel Approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) allows us to influence the communication between your brain and gut in order to improve IBS.
Personalized Feedback
As Parallel tracks your symptoms, it provides guidance based on the unique biological, environmental, and psychological aspects of your IBS.
Skills Training
You’ll develop new skills, build new habits, and get access to a toolkit of resources to help you live better with your IBS symptoms.
Complementary Treatment
Parallel won't replace your current treatment; it is intended to work in combination with any IBS medication your doctor may have prescribed.
Important Safety Information/Warnings:
Parallel™ is intended to be used together with other IBS treatments. It is not intended to be a substitute for medications or as a replacement for care by your provider, and it is not intended to communicate any emergency, urgent, or critical information to providers. Use of Parallel also requires patients to have a desktop or laptop with a web browser and internet connectivity. Users should be familiar with the use of web-based applications and be fluent in English.
This does not include all the information needed to use Parallel safely and effectively.
Please see the Patient Information Sheet, Clinician Information Sheet, and/or Patient Directions for Use for more information
Parallel™ is intended to be used together with other IBS treatments. It is not intended to be a substitute for medications or as a replacement for care by your provider, and it is not intended to communicate any emergency, urgent, or critical information to providers. Use of Parallel also requires patients to have a desktop or laptop with a web browser and internet connectivity. Users should be familiar with the use of web-based applications and be fluent in English.
This does not include all the information needed to use Parallel safely and effectively.
Please see the Patient Information Sheet, Clinician Information Sheet, and/or Patient Directions for Use for more information
Interested in our clinical trial?
If you're a qualified healthcare professional interested in participating in a Mahana clinical trial, contact our Clinical Team.
Get in TouchParallel, formerly known as Regul8, originally was developed by Rona Moss-Morris Ph.D, Head of Psychology Department, King’s College London (KCL) in collaboration with Trudie Chalder, Ph.D, Professor of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy and Alice Sibelli, Ph.D. at KCL and Dr. Hazel Everitt, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Southampton. Initial clinical funding support was provided by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)