Hypnotherapy With Audiofiles for Children and Adolescents With Disorders of Gut-brain Interactions in Sweden -a Feasibility Study

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This study aims at testing the effect and feasibility of a new treatment strategy - hypnotherapy mediated with audio files - for children and adolescents with disorders of gut-brain-interaction (DGBI) in Sweden. The treatment protocol has been used and studied in Netherlands, but the investigators have translated and formed it to suit the Swedish population. This study is a feasibility study that is followed by a large RCT to compare different psychological treatment options for this patient group. If hypnotherapy mediated via audio files proves to be effective and feasible for this patient group, it would mean: 1. An exponential increase in the availability of evidence-based treatments. The hypnotherapy treatment is markedly easier to distribute than e.g. cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) which requires chat contact with a psychologist and is made available regardless of where in Sweden the family lives. In addition to shortened waiting times for patients, this would decrease the pressure in somatic care. 2. Possibility to offer tailored treatments. No treatment works for everyone. It is reasonable to assume that treatments with such different focuses as hypnotherapy and exposure-based CBT may be differently effective for different patients. A new treatment option can help a larger proportion of patients. 3. A more cost-effective treatment. Gut-directed hypnotherapy with audio files is a very inexpensive treatment, which would likely result in significant cost savings for this patient population.

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