Is hypnotherapy a valuable treatment for children with chronic abdominal pain?

ISRCTN ISRCTN26628553
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN26628553
Secondary identifying numbers NTR35
Submission date
04/08/2005
Registration date
04/08/2005
Last edited
10/06/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Signs and Symptoms
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr M.A. Benninga
Scientific

Meibergdreef 9
Amsterdam
1105 AZ
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)205663053
Email m.a.benninga@amc.nl

Study information

Study designRandomised, active controlled, parallel group trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectivesHypnotherapy is a valuable treatment for children with chronic abdominal pain.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from local ethics committee.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedFunctional abdominal pain
InterventionHypnotherapy versus conventional therapy
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Frequency abdominal pain
2. Duration of abdominal pain. Above information is collected with pain diaries (two weeks before study, 1 week, 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks during therapy, and 6 months and 12 months after therapy).
Secondary outcome measuresNo secondary outcome measures
Overall study start date01/08/2002
Completion date01/08/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
SexBoth
Target number of participants50
Key inclusion criteriaRome II-criteria functional abdominal pain
Key exclusion criteria1. Retardation
2. Abdominal surgery
Date of first enrolment01/08/2002
Date of final enrolment01/08/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

Meibergdreef 9
Amsterdam
1105 AZ
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Academic Medical Centre (AMC) (The Netherlands)
University/education

Emma Kinderziekenhuis
Postbus 22660
Amsterdam
1105 AZ
Netherlands

Website http://www.amc.uva.nl/
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Funders

Funder type

University/education

Academic Medical Centre (AMC) (The Netherlands) - Paediatric Department

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan