Chamara Basnayake, Michael A Kamm, Annalise Stanley, Amy Wilson-O'Brien, Kathryn Burrell, Isabella Lees-Trinca, Angela Khera, Jim Kantidakis, Olivia Wong, Kate Fox, Nicholas J Talley, Danny Liew, Michael R Salzberg, Alexander J Thompson
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Functional gastrointestinal disorders are common and costly to the healthcare system. In the Multidisciplinary Treatment of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders study, we demonstrated that multidisciplinary care resulted in superior clinical and cost outcomes, when compared with standard gastroenterologist-only care at end of treatment. In this study we evaluate the longer-term outcomes. METHODS: In a single-center, pragmatic trial patients with Rome IV criteria-defined functional gastrointestinal disorders were randomized 1:2 to a gastroenterologist-only standard care vs a multidisciplinary clinic comprising gastroenterologists, dietitians, gut hypnotherapists, psychiatrists, and biofeedback physiotherapists...
September 2022: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology