Effect of Hypnotherapy in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

NCT ID: NCT01279382

Last Updated: 2011-01-19

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

112 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-01-31

Study Completion Date

2006-01-31

Brief Summary

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In this trial, the effects of two psychological interventions - i.e. hypnotherapy and relaxation training - are compared with care as usual in IBS treatment. The investigators hypothesized that hypnotherapy is most effective in reducing complaints in IBS.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Care as usual (CON)

CON was given to a subgroup of patients as control treatment in IBS treatment

Group Type OTHER

Care as usual (CON)

Intervention Type OTHER

CON was given to a subgroup of patients as control intervention in IBS treatment

Hypnotherapy (HYP)

HYP was given to a subgroup of patients as intervention in IBS treatment

Group Type OTHER

Hypnotherapy (HYP)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Hypnotherapy was given to a subgroup of patients as intervention in IBS treatment

Relaxation training (RT)

RT was given to a subgroup of patients as intervention in IBS treatment

Group Type OTHER

Relaxation training (RT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

RT was given to a subgroup of patients as intervention in IBS treatment

Interventions

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Hypnotherapy (HYP)

Hypnotherapy was given to a subgroup of patients as intervention in IBS treatment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation training (RT)

RT was given to a subgroup of patients as intervention in IBS treatment

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Care as usual (CON)

CON was given to a subgroup of patients as control intervention in IBS treatment

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Irritable bowel syndrome (Rome II)
* Presence of complaints \< 12 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Gastrointestinal disorders, other than IBS
* Previous psychotherapeutic treatment for IBS
* Severe psychological comorbidity
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maastricht University Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maastricht University Medical Center

Principal Investigators

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Ad Masclee, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Head of dept

Locations

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LUMC - Leiden

Leiden, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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P113/99

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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