A practice change for patients with severe chronic, clinically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms: A randomised, controlled intervention to assess efficacy and cost-effectiveness [ 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2024 ]

Research Grant

Brief description Unexplained chronic gastrointestinal symptoms are extremely common and costly to the health system. Currently patients are managed in the hospital setting with the 'typical' face-to-face office-based model which sees the clinician spending valuable time gathering information and often treatments (e.g. allied health) delivered in a non-standard way. This project will evaluate the effectiveness of a new standard best-practice clinical model with a structured technology enabled management approach.

Funding Amount $1,276,080

Funding Scheme Ideas Grants

Chief Investigator Prof Gerald Holtmann

Notes Ideas Grants