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A Pilot Study Using Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy for Hospitalized Patients

NCT07676136 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2026-06-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare the effectiveness of recorded gut-directed hypnosis to an educational recording in people with chronic problems in their gastrointestinal (GI) system. Patients who are hospitalized at Stanford Hospital for worsening pain and/or nausea will be considered for enrollment.

Conditions

  • Disorders of Gut-brain Interaction
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Esophageal Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Gut directed hypnotherapy via telephone intervention

Participants will undergo a self-directed gut-directed hypnosis intervention over the telephone.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational recording

Participants will listen to educational material over the telephone about their gastrointestinal symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Irene Sonu, MD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-31
Primary Completion
2027-07-31
Completion
2028-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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