Randomised clinical trial: individual versus group hypnotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gut-directed hypnotherapy improves symptoms for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Group hypnotherapy, as well as hypnotherapy administered by nurses, can increase treatment availability, but there are few comparisons between individual and group-based hypnotherapy.

Aim

We aimed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of nurse-administered hypnotherapy for IBS delivered individually or in groups.

Methods

IBS patients were randomised to individual or group hypnotherapy (8 sessions, 12 weeks). The primary endpoint was changes in severity of IBS symptoms. A responder was defined as reduction of IBS severity scoring system (IBS-SSS) ≥50 points at the end of treatment compared to baseline. The effects on extracolonic and psychological symptoms, and

SUBMITTER: Lovdahl J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9324196 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature