Hypnotherapy for Abdominal Pain in Childhood.
- Conditions
- Kinderen met chronische buikpijn als gevolg van prikkelbaar darm syndroom (IBS) of functionele buikpijn (FAP).Children with chronic abdominal pain due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)or functional abdominal pain (FAP).
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27382
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitair Medisch Centrum AMC Amsterdam and St. Antonius ziekenhuis Nieuwegein.
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 260
Inclusion Criteria
Children between 8 and 18 years diagnosed with bowel syndrome/functional abdominal pain according to the Rome III criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
Children < 8 years are too young for formal hypnotherapy and therefore excluded from the study. Other exclusion criteria are a concomitant organic gastrointestinal disease, treatment by another health care professional for abdominal symptoms, mental retardation, insufficient knowledge of the Dutch lanuage and previous hypnose treatment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main goal in the treatment of IBS and FAP patients is reduction of abdominal pain and therefore pain is our primary outcome. Pain will be assesssed by means of a diary card on which patienst record daily intensity on a 10 point Likert scale and frequency of abdominal pain episodes during a period of 7 consecutive days. Recording of pain during 7 days is elaborate, but has the benefit that the problem of individual variability in symptoms over time will be reduced. Because the intervention of this trail cannot be blinded, recording of symptoms by children (parents) themselves at home reduces the risk of detection bias in comparison with the situation where pain is recorded during a visit (single time point) by the health care professional.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method sing the same diary, patient will also record associated symptoms including nausea, vomitting, loss of apetite and flatus. Additional outcomes include: Health related quality of life, child somatization scores, health utility index, depression and anxiety, absence of school, helath care resources and costs, reduction of stress hormons.