The effect of hypnotherapy on irritable bowel syndrome

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrom.; irritable bowel syndrome

• Registration Number: IRCT201102264775N2
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Medical Scienecs Shiraz

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

having ages between 20 to 60 years; possessing the literacy of at least primary fifth class; IBS diagnosis by gastroenterologist; having at least three months history of suffering from IBS disease and being under the IBS usual therapeutic program; showing propensity of participating in hypnotherapy sessions and filling the written letter of satisfaction. Exclusion criteria: suffering from other gastrointestinal diseases or recognized psychical disease; being under other therapeutic programs like homeopathy, relaxation etc.; having the symptoms of reflux and functional dyspepsia; cancer history in individual or family; having anemia and positive stool test for parasite or blood

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life. Timepoint: 3 weeks before intervention,The begining of forth week ,The begining of sixth week,The begining of fifth week. Method of measurement: IBS specific quality of life.;Anxiety. Timepoint: 3 weeks before intervention,The begining of forth week ,The begining of sixth week,The begining of fifth week. Method of measurement: Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory(SSTAI).;Gastrointestinal symptoms included abdominal pain, feeling cramp above abdomen, nausea and vomiting, borborygmus, abdominal distension, constipation, diarrhea, loose stool, solid stool, feeling urgent defecation and feeling tenesmus. Timepoint: 3 weeks before intervention,The begining of forth week ,The begining of sixth week,The begining of fifth week. Method of measurement: Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale.