A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cognitive-Behavioral Family Intervention for Pediatric Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Robins, Paul M.; Smith, Suzanne M.; Glutting, Joseph J.; Bishop, Chanelle T.

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsi063

Cited by 254Gastrointestinal motility and disordersPediatric Pain Management TechniquesPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Cognitive-Behavioral Family Intervention for Pediatric Recurrent Abdominal Pain

Robins, Paul M., Smith, Suzanne M., Glutting, Joseph J., Bishop, Chanelle T.·2005·Journal of Pediatric Psychology

DOI 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi063

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the combination of standard medical care (SMC) and short-term cognitive-behavioral family treatment (CBT) in the treatment of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) was more effective than SMC alone. METHODS: Children recently diagnosed with RAP via physician examination were randomized into SMC (n = 29) and SMC plus CBT (n = 40) groups. Outcome measures included multiple dimensions of child and parent reported child pain, somatization, and functional disability, and school absences and physician contacts. RESULTS: Children and parents participating in the combined SMC + CBT intervention reported significantly less child and parent reported child abdominal pain than children in the SMC intervention immediately following the intervention and up to 1 year following study entry, as well as significantly fewer school absences. Significant differences in functional disability and somatization were not revealed. CONCLUSIONS: These results, in combination with previous studies, add support to the effectiveness of CBT intervention in reducing the sensory aspects of RAP. Results are discussed with respect to the cost-benefit of integrated medical and short-term psychological services.

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Authors: Robins, P. M., Smith, S. M., Glutting, J. J., & Bishop, C. T.
Affiliations: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Corresponding author: Robins, Paul M.
Venue: Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2005-02-23
Volume: 30
Issue: 5
Pages: 397-408
ISSN: 0146-8693 (ISSN-L)
1465-735X
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi063
OpenAlex: W2145613385
Cited by: 254
References: 44
Citations by year: 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 20
FWCI: 13.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Pediatric Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: University of Delaware
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords: recurrent abdominal pain, cognitive behavioral therapy, family intervention, pediatric pain, somatization, functional disability, school absenteeism, parent-reported pain
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Child, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demography, Female, Humans, Male, Pain Measurement, Recurrence, Severity of Illness Index, Somatoform Disorders, Abdominal Pain, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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