Six vs 12 Sessions of Gut-focused Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized Trial

2021/03/02 by Syed S. Hasan, Syed Hasan, Peter J. Whorwell +3 · 29 citations
Medicine · Psychology · #Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies #Gastroenterology #Gastrointestinal motility and disorders #Internal medicine #Irritable bowel syndrome #Medicine #Music Therapy and Health #Psychology #Randomized controlled trial

paper · pdf · doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2021.02.058

published in Gastroenterology 160(7), 2605-2607.e3 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2021/03/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Gut-focused hypnotherapy has been shown to be a highly effective treatment for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in randomized controlled trials.1 Previous studies have not only demonstrated long-term efficacy on IBS symptoms, but have also demonstrated improvement in noncolonic symptoms, anxiety, quality of life, and reduced healthcare utilization.2–5 Recently, it has been suggested that the number of treatment sessions might be an important predictive factor for outcomes.6 However, this has not been previously studied, and therefore no consensus is available on the optimal volume of sessions.

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