NCT02033161

Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 29 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot-study aims to evaluate the treatment effects and feasibility of an internet-delivered CBT-program for adolescents with functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Detailed description

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID), including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional dyspepsia (FD) and functional abdominal pain (FAP), are common in adolescents and associated with impaired quality of life. In adults with IBS, internet-delivered CBT leads to reduced symptoms and increased quality of life, but studies in children are lacking. This pilot-study aim to evaluate the treatment effects and feasibility of an internet-delivered CBT-program for adolescents with FGID. Method: Pilot study with a pre-post-design and no control group. The internet-delivered CBT-program lasted for 8 weeks and included weekly therapist support, consisting of online messages and telephone calls. Assessment points were baseline, post-treatment and 6 months follow-up. Analysis: Effect sizes and within-group differences were calculated in an intent-to-treat analysis using Cohens' d and Student's t-test.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Internet-delivered CBT	The internet-treatment consisted of six modules during 8 weeks. Part 1: education about FGID and the treatment model. Part 2: individual symptom behavior. Part 3: toilet habits, or other common symptom behavior. Part 4 and Part 5: Exposure during 4 weeks. Part 6: relapse prevention. Parents received four modules over 8 weeks consisting of psycho-education about FGID and the treatment model, increased positive time with the child in order to reduce attention to pain, parental symptom behavior, support child exposure and relapse prevention. The therapists gave feedback weekly . All participants had at least 1 telephone call from their therapist during the fifth and sixth week of treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-06-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2014-01-10
• Last updated: 2014-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden