Nurse-administered, Gut-directed Hypnotherapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Nurse-administered, Gut-directed Hypnotherapy for Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Adult IBS patients with symptoms refractory to standard medical treatment received nurse-administered, gut-directed hypnotherapy. The primary outcome measure was change in gastro-intestinal symptom severity.
IBS patients with symptoms refractory to standard treatment and who were referred to a specialist unit for hypnotherapy, were consecutively included in the study. The patients received gut-directed hypnotherapy given by a nurse trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and hypnotherapy. Between 2005 and 2015 patients received 8-12 sessions in an individual manner for 12 weeks. From 2016 the treatment was given in a group format. Effects of treatment were 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.
Inclusion Criteria: IBS diagnosis. -
Exclusion Criteria: Organic GI disease.
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