Online or phone CBT improves IBS outcomes

Almost three-quarters of patients showed clinically significant improvement, study shows
Reuters Health
Smiling woman on phone

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by phone or via the web leads to improvements in patient-reported outcomes in irritable bowel syndrome, according to UK research.

A 12-month study of nearly 560 patients with refractory IBS compared the effectiveness of telephone-delivered and web-based CBT at reducing IBS symptoms and impact with treatment as usual.