NCT02113605

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Children With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Exposure-Based CBT for Children With Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders - Development of a Protocol

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the trial is to develop a treatment protocol to be used in trials studying internet-delivered CBT for children with functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID). The study size is not based on power calculations but the estimated sample necessary to develop a treatment protocol. This study will include 20-30 children with FGID and their parents who will be treated individually (face-to-face). The treatment consists of 10 weekly sessions of exposure-based CBT. The study uses a pre- post-design with no control group.

Conditions

• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID)
• FGID According to the Rome III Criteria
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Functional Abdominal Pain
• Functional Dyspepsia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cognitive behavior therapy	Exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy in a 10 week face-to-face treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-04-01
• Primary completion: 2015-11-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2014-04-14
• Last updated: 2015-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden