NCT06297785

Online, Gut-directed Hypnotherapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Adult IBS patients with symptoms refractory to standard medical treatment will receive online nurse-administered, gut-directed hypnotherapy in groups. The primary outcome measure was change in gastro-intestinal symptom severity. Secondary outcomes are GI-specific anxiety, general anxiety and depression, quality of life, and extracolonic symptom severity. Usability of the digital platform as well as patient treatment satisfaction will also be assessed.

Detailed description

IBS patients with symptoms refractory to standard treatment and who were referred to a specialist unit for hypnotherapy, will be included in the study consecutively. The patients will receive gut-directed hypnotherapy given by a nurse trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy. Effects of treatment will be measured by validated questionnaires at baseline and at various time points during the treatment period, as well as after the completion of the treatment at follow-up 6 months, 1 and 2 years after treatment.

Conditions

• IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Gut-directed hypnotherapy	Gut-directed hypnotherapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Gut-directed hypnotherapy (8 sessions), will be given online in a group setting.The hypnosis treatment is administered by a nurse specially trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy. The treatment is based on the North Carolina protocol. Patients will assess gastro-intestinal symptom severity before, during and after treatment, as well as at follow-up.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-17
• Primary completion: 2025-05-30
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2024-03-07
• Last updated: 2026-01-12

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Sweden