Status:

COMPLETED

Internet-delivered CBT for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGID) in Youth: a Single Case Experimental Design

Lead Sponsor:

Aarhus University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Karolinska Institutet

Conditions:

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-17 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) are common among children and adolescents. They affect quality of life, cause functional disability, school absence and high health care use. Despite this ...

Detailed Description

A non-concurrent multi-variate baseline single-case experimental design study (SCED) will be conducted. It will consist of a baseline phase, a treatment phase and a follow up phase, including 6 childr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • child age: 8-12 years, adolescents: 13 - 17 years
  • A primary diagnosis according to the ROME-IV criteria of one of the FGID sub-types: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or functional abdominal pain not-otherwise-specified (FAP-NOS)
  • The diagnosis should be documented by their regular physician in the somatic setting, and recommended routine medical investigations should be evaluated as normal or without clinical significance (include growth; blood samples including TSH, total IgA, IgA tissue transglutaminase, complete blood count, C-reactive protein analysis, liver enzymes; and fecal calprotectin)
  • Stable dosage of FGID-related medication such as laxatives, anti-diarreal medication or pain-modulating psychopharmacological medication during the past month.

Exclusion

  • Another disease that explains the symptoms;
  • Severe psychiatric or social problems (e.g., high level of suicidal ideation or ongoing abuse);
  • Ongoing psychological treatment;
  • Insufficient language or computer skills (patients and parents);
  • Severe family problems (e.g. child abuse, parental substance abuse or severe psychiatric illness, ongoing custody fight)
  • School absence of more than 40% over the past month.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 15 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05237882

Start Date

August 1 2022

End Date

June 15 2023

Last Update

December 14 2023

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Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital, Child and Adolescents Psychiatry

Aarhus, Denmark