Nurse-administered, Gut-directed Hypnotherapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Gut-directed hypnotherapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06167018

636-12

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adult IBS patients with symptoms refractory to standard medical treatment received nurse-administered, gut-directed hypnotherapy. The primary outcome measure was change in gastro-intestinal symptom severity.

Full description

IBS patients with symptoms refractory to standard treatment and who were referred to a specialist unit for hypnotherapy, were consecutively included in the study. The patients received gut-directed hypnotherapy given by a nurse trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy. Between 2005 and 2015 patients received 8-12 sessions in an individual manner for 12 weeks. From 2016 the treatment was given in a group format. Effects of treatment were measured by validated questionnaires at baseline and at various time points during the treatment period, as well as after the completion of the treatment at follow-up 6 months, 1 and 2 years after treatment.

Enrollment: 250 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: IBS diagnosis. -

Exclusion Criteria: Organic GI disease.

Trial design

250 participants in 1 patient group

Nurse-delivered, gut-directed hypnotherapy

Description:

Adult patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with symptoms refractory to standard treatment. Patients referred to a tertiary care center were included.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Gut-directed hypnotherapy