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Effect of Hypnotherapy in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

NCT01279382 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2011-01-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hypnotherapy (HYP)

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

BEHAVIORAL

Relaxation training (RT)

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

OTHER

Care as usual (CON)

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ad Masclee, Prof. Dr. · Head of dept

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-01-31
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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