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. 2017 Jan 10;2017(1):CD010971. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010971.pub2

Youssef 2009.

Methods RCT with active control (pilot study)
Follow‐up: postintervention (1 week) and 3 months' follow‐up
Participants Location: not reported
Setting: schools
Sample size: not reported
Sex: not reported
Dropouts/withdrawals: not stated
Diagnosis: FAP, defined as 3 episodes of pain interfering with activity for 3 months in the past year
Mean age: not reported
Interventions Intervention: guided imagery, 6 sessions in a week (first session 15 minutes, then 5 x 7 minutes)
Control: rest and relaxation, 6 sessions a week
Outcomes
  1. Pain (measure not reported)

  2. Disability (measure not reported)

Notes Study dates: not reported
Funding: not reported
Declarations of interest: not reported

FAP: functional abdominal pain
 RCT: randomised controlled trial