A pilot study to assess the efficacy of biofeedback-assisted relaxation training as an adjunct treatment for pediatric functional dyspepsia associated with duodenal eosinophilia.
J Pediatr Psychol
; 35(8): 837-47, 2010 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20185416
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To conduct a pilot study examining whether adding biofeedback-assisted relaxation training (BART) to medication treatment results in better clinical outcomes than medication treatment alone for children with functional dyspepsia (FD) associated with duodenal eosinophilia, a subgroup of children with recurrent abdominal pain.METHODS:
Twenty children were randomly assigned to receive a standardized medication treatment or medication plus 10 sessions of BART. Children and parents completed psychosocial functioning and quality of life measures at baseline, posttreatment, and 6 months. Children rated pain daily via PDA. Physicians provided biweekly assessments of clinical improvement.RESULTS:
Children receiving medication plus BART demonstrated better outcomes on pain intensity, duration of pain episodes, and clinical improvement than children receiving medication alone.CONCLUSIONS:
BART is a promising adjunctive treatment for pediatric FD associated with duodenal eosinophilia. Electronic daily diaries appear to be a useful approach to assessing changes in self-reported pain ratings in this population.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Métodos Terapéuticos y Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_mente_y_cuerpo
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Biofeedback
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Relajacion
Asunto principal:
Biorretroalimentación Psicológica
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Terapia por Relajación
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Enfermedades Duodenales
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Dispepsia
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Eosinofilia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr Psychol
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos