Gastroenterology Digestive System Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be randomly allocated to one of the following:
1. Six sessions of individual hypnotherapy (every 14 days)
2. Six sessions of hypnotherapy in a group consi
Sponsors
University Medical Center Utercht (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18-65 years 2. In primary and secondary care 3. Diagnosed with IBS (Rome III criteria)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients unable to understand the content of the sessions, because of insufficient command of the Dutch language 2. Patients unable to fill in the questionnaires 3. Patients unable (for example: too agressive) or unwilling to function in a group 4. Patients in whom a psychiatric condition needs attention first (for example severe depression or psychosis) 5. Patients who have IBS in addition to other chronic bowel diseases, as far as they are already diagnosed, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or coeliac disease 6. Patients who have undergone major surgery to the lower gastrointestinal tract, such as partial or total colectomy, small bowel resection or partial or total gastrectomy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Responder rate for IBS symptoms based on a weekly assessment of Adequate Relief (AR) score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Changes in the IBS Symptom Severity Score (IBS-SSS) and Quality of life (IBS-Qol) 2. Cognitions, self-efficacy, psychological complaints and direct and indirect costs of the disease, measured as the costs of visits to doctors and alernative healers, use of medicines and loss of labour productiveness | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed