NCT02306941

Internet-delivered CBT for Functional Abdominal Pain in Adolescents - a Pilot

Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Functional Abdominal Pain in Adolescents - an Open Pilot.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (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 adjusted for adolescents with functional abdominal pain and functional dyspepsia.

Detailed description

Functional abdominal pain (FAP) and functional dyspepsia, 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 FAP and FD. Method: Pilot study with a pre-post-design and no control group. The internet-delivered CBT-program will last for 10 weeks and include weekly therapist support, consisting of online messages and telephone calls.

Conditions

• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Abdominal Pain
• Dyspepsia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Internet-delivered CBT	The Internet-delivered exposure treatment is based on the well-established internet-delivered CBT-treatment for IBS in adults, adapted for adolescents with FAP/FD and their parents. Main component in the treatment is exposure for symptoms. The purpose of the treatment is to reduce fearful and anxious responses to symptoms and lessen avoidance of symptoms in the adolescents, and to teach the parents how parental behavior can influence symptoms in children as well as how to support exposure. Detailed behaviour analysis is made for each individual and instruction is given on how to gradually expose to symptoms to lessen fear for symptoms and widen the behavioral repertoire.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2014-12-03
• Last updated: 2017-05-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden