Controlled Trial of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Severe Refractory Irritable-Bowel Syndrome

Whorwell, Peter J.; Prior, Alison; Faragher, E. B.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(84)92793-4

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“…7,8,34 In our study the aim was to compare the effect of cisapride with that of an established relaxation technique (hypnosis) reinforced by gut-oriented suggestions. 16,35 Acute administration of cisapride 10 mg p.o. was associated with a shortening of gastric emptying time in dyspeptic patients but not in HSs.…”

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Prokinetic effect of gut‐oriented hypnosis on gastric emptying

Chiarioni

Vantini

Iorio

et al. 2006

Aliment Pharmacol Ther

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Prokinetic effect of gut‐oriented hypnosis on gastric emptying

Chiarioni

Vantini

Iorio

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Aliment Pharmacol Ther

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“…Derived from good evidence in treating adults with long-standing IBS with hypnotherapy (HT) [16,18,58], this might also be a promising approach in handling FAP and IBS in childhood [47][48][49]. The most comprehensive study in HT treatment of FAP and IBS in children and adolescents (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18) years) by a Dutch workgroup [48,49] could demonstrate that HT was highly superior to standard medical care, even in a longterm follow-up.…”

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Brief hypnotherapeutic–behavioral intervention for functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in childhood: a randomized controlled trial

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Functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome are two prevalent disorders in childhood which are associated with recurrent or chronic abdominal pain, disabilities in daily functioning, and reduced quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate a brief hypnotherapeuticbehavioral intervention program in a prospective randomized controlled design. Thirty-eight children, 6 to 12 years of age, and their parents were randomly assigned to a standardized hypnotherapeutic-behavioral treatment (n=20) or to a waiting list condition (n=18). Both groups were reassessed 3 months after beginning. Primary outcome variables were child-completed pain measures and pain-related disability. Secondary outcome variables were parent-completed measures of their children's pain and pain-related disability. Health-related quality of life from both perspectives also served as a secondary outcome. In the treatment group, 11 of 20 children (55.0 %) showed clinical remission (>80 % improvement), whereas only one child (5.6 %) in the waiting list condition was classified as responder. Children in the treatment group reported a significantly greater reduction of pain scores and pain-related disability than children of the waiting list condition. Parental ratings also showed a greater reduction of children's abdominal pain and pain-related disability. Health-related quality of life did not increase significantly. Conclusions: Hypnotherapeutic and behavioral interventions are effective in treating children with long-standing AP. Treatment success of this brief program should be further evaluated against active interventions with a longer follow-up.

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“…This technique aims primarily to normalize disordered bowel function, but additionally provides relaxation, coping skills, and ego-strengthening suggestion [16] . After the treatment, the patients in the hypnosis group showed substantial improvement in all cardinal IBS symptoms, and were significantly more improved on all outcome variables than the supportive psychotherapy group [15] . In a later paper, the investigators reported that the benefits of hypnotherapy in the same group of patients persisted up to 18 mo [17] .…”

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“…Research on the use of hypnosis for gastrointestinal disorders began with a randomized placebo-controlled study of hypnotherapy for treatment-refractory irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in England, published in the Lancet in 1984 [15] . In this study, by Peter Whorwell and colleagues in Manchester, England, the investigators randomly allocated 30 patients with IBS which was refractory to standard medical care, to either seven sessions of hypnotherapy or to the same amount of supportive psychotherapy plus placebo pills.…”

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Hypnosis and upper digestive function and disease

Chiarioni¹,

Palsson²

2008

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Hypnosis is a therapeutic technique that primarily involves attentive receptive concentration. Even though a small number of health professionals are trained in hypnosis and lingering myths and misconceptions a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h i s m e t h o d h a v e h a m p e r e d its widespread use to treat medical conditions, hypnotherapy has gained relevance as an effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome not responsive to standard care. More recently, a few studies have addressed the potential influence of hypnosis on upper digestive function and disease. This paper reviews the efficacy of hypnosis in the modulation of upper digestive motor and secretory function. The present evidence of the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as a treatment for functional and organic diseases of the upper bowel is also summarized, coupled with a discussion of potential mechanisms of its therapeutic action.

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Controlled Trial of Hypnotherapy in the Treatment of Severe Refractory Irritable-Bowel Syndrome

Cited by 478 publications

References 34 publications

Prokinetic effect of gut‐oriented hypnosis on gastric emptying

Prokinetic effect of gut‐oriented hypnosis on gastric emptying

Brief hypnotherapeutic–behavioral intervention for functional abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in childhood: a randomized controlled trial

Hypnosis and upper digestive function and disease

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