Hypnotherapy for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
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Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder of unknown aetiology. Current pharmacological treatments have limited value. Hypnotherapy has been reported to have beneficial effects for IBS symptoms. Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of hypnotherapy for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Search strategy Published and unpublished randomised clinical trials and quasi-randomised clinical trials were identified through structured searches of MEDLINE (1966 to March 2006), EMBASE (1980 to March 2006), PsycINFO (1806 to March 2006), CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, 1982 to March 2006), AMED (Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, 1985 to March 2006) and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled trials. Conference proceedings from Digestive Disease Week (1980 to 2005) were also searched. Selection criteria Eligible studies included all randomised and quasi-randomised clinical studies comparing hypnotherapy for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with no treatment or another therapeutic intervention. Data collection and analysis All studies were evaluated for eligibility for inclusion. Included studies were assessed for quality and data were extracted independently by four authors. The primary outcome measure of interest was the overall bowel symptom severity score which combines abdominal pain, diarrhoea or constipation and bloating. Secondary outcomes included abdominal pain, diarrhoe…
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Psychological treatments including hypnotherapy, mindfulness, CBT, behavior therapy, patient education, and internet-based CBT have been shown to alleviate IBS-related symptoms.
“psychological treatments such as hypnotherapy and mindfulness(19-22), patient focused cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)(23), behavior therapy (BT)(24, 25), patient education(26), and internet based CBT(27) have all shown effectiveness in alleviating IBS related symptoms.”
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- Authors
- Webb, A. N., Kukuruzovic, R., Catto-Smith, A. G., & Sawyer, S. M.
- Affiliations
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne; Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition; Flemington Road Parkville Victoria 3052 Melbourne Australia
- Venue
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-10-17
- Volume
- 2010
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- CD005110-CD005110
- ISSN
- 1361-6137 (ISSN-L)
- 1465-1858
- OpenAlex
- W1526021964
- Cited by
- 147
- References
- 11
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- FWCI
- 1.38
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
- Keywords
- hypnotherapy, irritable bowel syndrome, functional gastrointestinal disorders, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, quality of life, psychological well-being, complementary therapy, treatment efficacy, adverse events, psychotherapy comparison, methodological quality of trials, patient well-being
- MeSH terms
- Female, Humans, Hypnosis, Male, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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