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i-CBT Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Youth: the Impact of Negative Illness Understanding and Parental Illness Worries

Key facts

Who runs it
Aarhus University Hospital
Where
Denmark1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code
Status
Active, not recruiting
People taking part
60 people, planned
Started
17 Nov 2022
Ended
Jun 2025
Type of study
Interventional
Treatments tested
  • Internet delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders
Record updated
11 May 2025

Who can take part

Age
8 years to 17 years
Sex
Women and men
Healthy volunteers
Cannot take part

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • 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-diarrheal medication or pain-modulating psychopharmacological medication during the past month

Who cannot take part

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

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

The aim of the current study, embedded in The Danish FGID Treatment Study, is to test Danish versions of Swedish i-CBT programs for children and adolescents with FGID in a Danish clinical context and to further evaluate the presence and impact of important psychological and parental factors.

The group in the trial

  • Children and AdolescentsTreatment being tested

    30 children aged 8-12 years old and their parents, 30 adolescents aged 13-17 years old and their parents

    Treatment: Internet delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for functional gastrointestinal disorders

Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Official title
Internet-delivered Psychological Treatment of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Youth: the Impact of Negative Illness Understanding and Parental Illness Worries
Record updated
11 May 2025