PoursinaHakim Digestive Disease Research Center

Research Focus Area

Recent Publications

Abstract :

Background: There is a worldwide trend towards substitute synthetic antioxidants with natural alternatives to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis (UC). This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of Dracocephalum kotschyi extract on tissue injury and oxidative stress in an acetic-acid induced colitis model.

Karimyan, Zahra|Haghayegh, Abbas|Emami, Mohammad Hassan|Raisi, Mostafa.The Comparison of the Effectiveness of Trans-diagnostic Treatment and the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Emotion Regulation and Illness Perception in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Abstract :

Background: irritable bowel syndrome is the most common, costly and debilitating type of disorder among functional gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of transdiagnostic treatment and acceptance and commitment therapy and the control group on emotion regulation and illness perception in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Events and News

The joint meeting of PDDRC and Royan Research Institute

The joint meeting of PDDRC and Royan Research Institute

National Colorectal Cancer Webinar

National Colorectal Cancer Webinar

Joint meeting of the officials of PDDRC with the research deputy of IUMS nursing and midwifery school

Joint meeting of the officials of PDDRC with the research deputy of IUMS nursing and midwifery school

counducting basic Search Strategies Workshop

counducting basic Search Strategies Workshop

The meeting of Pddrc with Isfahan governer

The meeting of Pddrc with Isfahan governer

Signing a Memorandum of Cooperation between PDDRC & School of Nursing & Midwifery of IUMS

Signing a Memorandum of Cooperation between PDDRC & School of Nursing & Midwifery of IUMS

About uS

Digestive Diseases Research Center (DDRC) is an affiliated research center to Poursina Hakim Institute, a private organization for health promotion, patient care, research and education in biomedical sciences in the field of gastrointestinal diseases. Research activities have begun since 2000, just at the same time that Poursina Hakim Institute initiated its activity leading to establishment of Poursina Hakim Research Center in 2008. The institute including the research center was finally approved by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education as DDRC in 2015. Our research team is comprised of researchers in different fields including medicine, pharmacy, microbiology, pathology, statistics, etc. with the goal to translate research from bench- to-bedside benefiting mankind.