Stop the pain: study protocol for a randomized-controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is not only a highly prevalent disease but also poses a considerable burden on children and their families. Untreated, FAP is highly persistent until adulthood, also leading to an increased risk of psychiatric disorders. Intervention studies underscore the efficacy of cognitive behavioral treatment approaches but are limited in terms of sample size, long-term follow-up data, controls and inclusion of psychosocial outcome data.

Methods/design

In a multicenter randomized controlled trial, 112 children aged 7 to 12 years who fulfill the Rome III criteria for FAP will be allocated to an established cognitive behavioral training program for children with FAP (n = 56) or to an active control group (focusing on age-appropriate information

SUBMITTER: Warschburger P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4171565 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature