ArticleJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2022
Long-Term Follow-up of Individual Therapist Delivered and Standardized Hypnotherapy Recordings in Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Abdominal Pain.
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- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of psychological interventions on anxiety in children and youth with chronic medical conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients in pediatric gastroenterology clinics.JPGN reports · 2026Article
- A Dance and Yoga Intervention for Girls with Functional Abdominal Pain: Effects on Pain Frequency, Depressive Symptoms, Quality of Life, School Absenteeism, and Somatic Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Anxiety disorders presenting as gastrointestinal symptoms in children - a scoping review.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2025Article
- Hypnotherapy self-exercises with audio files for children and adolescents with disorders of gut-brain interaction-a study of feasibility and preliminary effects in Sweden.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Article
- A whole new world of healing: exploring medical hypnotherapy for pediatric patients : A review.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Review
- Children's and Caregivers' Review of a Guided Imagery Therapy Mobile App Designed to Treat Children With Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders: Leveraging a Mixed Methods Approach With User-Centered Design.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- A therapeutic guide on pediatric irritable bowel syndrome and functional abdominal pain-not otherwise specified.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesWe previously showed that standardized home-based gut-directed hypnosis exercises with compact disc (CD) is non-inferior to individual hypnotherapy (iHT) by a therapist in the treatment of children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional abdominal pain (syndrome) (FAP(S)). Aim of this follow-up study was to investigate the long-term effects of standardized-hypnosis-recordings at home in comparison to iHT.
methodsAll participants from our previous randomized controlled trial were invited to complete: 1) an online standardized abdominal pain dairy, on which pain frequency and intensity were scored, and 2) an online questionnaire including adequate relief (AR), anxiety/depression scores, somatization, quality of life (QOL), pain beliefs, school and/or work absenteeism and health care utilization.
results227 out of 250 (91%) participants completed this study. After a median duration of 6 years follow-up (5.8-6.2), 80.0% in the CD group vs 86.6% in the iHT group reported AR of their abdominal complaints (P=.22). Compared to the 1-year follow-up, AR percentages were stable. Treatment success was seen in 67.6% in the CD group vs 71.3% in the iHT group (P=.66). Anxiety and depression scores, somatization, pain beliefs, health care utilization and school/work absenteeism also improved significantly in both study groups compared with baseline. No differences were found in QOL-scores.
conclusionsBoth home-based treatment with standardized-hypnosis-recordings and iHT given by a therapist show persisting positive results in more than 80% of children with IBS and FAP(S) after 6 years of follow-up. These results support the rationale for implementation of this easy-to-use, widely available and cost-effective home-treatment in daily practice.
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