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Evidence summaries

Psychological Interventions for Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia

Psychological interventions may have some effect for symptoms of non-ulcer dyspepsia but the evidence from randomized controlled trials is weak. Level of evidence: "C"

A Cochrane review [Abstract] 1 [withdrawn from publication] included 4 studies with a total of 402 subjects. All trials suggested that psychological interventions benefit dyspepsia symptoms and this effect persists for one year, but all had methodological shortcomings.

Comment: Quality of evidence was downgraded by very serious limitations in study quality.

    References

    • Soo S, Moayyedi P, Deeks JJ et al. WITHDRAWN: Psychological interventions for non-ulcer dyspepsia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011;(2):CD002301. [PubMed]

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