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

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.