Effectiveness of hypnotherapy for paediatric abdominal pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Ilse N Ganzevoort; Marjolein Y Berger; Michiel R de Boer; Marc A Benninga; Arine M Vlieger; Gea A Holtman

doi:10.3399/BJGP.2025.0459

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Effectiveness of hypnotherapy for paediatric abdominal pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Ilse N Ganzevoort, Marjolein Y Berger, Michiel R de Boer, Marc A Benninga, Arine M Vlieger and Gea A Holtman

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (768): e583-e591. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0459

Ilse N Ganzevoort

1 Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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Marjolein Y Berger

1 Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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Michiel R de Boer

1 Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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Marc A Benninga

2 Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Arine M Vlieger

3 Department of Pediatrics, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands

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Gea A Holtman

1 Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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Effectiveness of hypnotherapy for paediatric abdominal pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Ilse N Ganzevoort, Marjolein Y Berger, Michiel R de Boer, Marc A Benninga, Arine M Vlieger, Gea A Holtman

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (768): e583-e591. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0459

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Effectiveness of hypnotherapy for paediatric abdominal pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial

Ilse N Ganzevoort, Marjolein Y Berger, Michiel R de Boer, Marc A Benninga, Arine M Vlieger, Gea A Holtman

British Journal of General Practice 2026; 76 (768): e583-e591. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2025.0459

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