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Irritable Bowel SyndromeNCT05144204

Evaluation of Treatment Effect of Low FODMAP Diet in Treatment of IBS Patients

A study testing Low FODMAP diet in people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, run by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, affecting 15% of the population. IBS is characterized by recurrent abdominal pain/discomfort without identifiable organic lesions. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 20 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
What is being tested?
Low FODMAP diet
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
30 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Dec 2021to 31 Dec 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 20 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients are eligible for the study if all of the following criteria are met:
  • Patients with irritable bowel syndrome as per Rome IV diagnostic criteria Symptom characteristics of IBS according to Rome III and IV criteria
  • Patients must provide witnessed written informed consent prior to any study procedures being performed
  • Patients aged between 20-65 years
  • Male or female patients

Who cannot join

  • Unable to provide or understand written informed consent.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Receiving antibiotics or narcotics within 90 days prior to enrollment.
  • Receiving new prebiotics, probiotics within 90 days prior to enrollment.
  • Current infection.
  • History of inflammatory bowel disease.
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  • Thyroid disease.
  • Major psychiatric disorders, including clinical anxiety or depression and previous use of anxiolytics and antidepressants.
  • Previous stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, or central nervous system diseases.
  • Malignancy.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet.

About this study

Official title: Evaluation of Treatment Effect and Mechanism of Low FODMAP Diet in Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder, affecting 15% of the population. IBS is characterized by recurrent abdominal pain/discomfort without identifiable organic lesions. The pathophysiology of IBS can be multi factors which included immune activation/inflammatory reactions, visceral hypersensitivity, gastrointestinal dysmotility, changes in gut microflora, brain-gut dysfunction and food intolerance. Many short-chain carbohydrates can induce abdominal symptoms, and these carbohydrates were called, Fermentable, Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides and Monosaccharides and Polyols (FODMAPs). Around 50- 86% of the IBS patients will have a clinically meaningful response to the low-FODMAP diet. To evaluate the efficacy of low FODMAP diet. Experimental design: Health control and patients meeting the ROME III criteria for IBS will be enrolled in this study. The basic profiles, patient characteristics, intestinal microbiota profiles and MRI images will be obtained before and after low FODMAP diet intervention.

Being tested
Low FODMAP diet
Keywords
Low FODMAP diet
Medical subject headings
Irritable Bowel Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Low FODMAP dietBehavioural

    Low FODMAP diet instruction to irritable bowel syndrome patients.

Study groups in NCT05144204
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Irritable Bowel Syndrome PatientsExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Low FODMAP diet

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. irritable bowel syndrome Severity Scale (IBS-SS)

    The primary endpoint is the variable used to assess the main objective, the efficacy of low FODMAP diet on gastrointestinal symptoms in IBS (focusing on the elimination phase) change from baseline after 6-8 weeks. The variables used will be the symptom scores of several symptom questionnaires. Ultimately, the efficacy of the diet is based on improvement of symptom scores. Improvement is defined as a 50-point drop on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS). In this questionnaire, each quesiton is scored from 0-100, with a maximum total score of 500. Patients reporting scores <50 are defined as non-IBS individuals, a score from 50-175 indicated mild disease, 175-300 moderate and >300 severe.

    Measured: Baseline, end of study approximately 6 to 8 weeks ]

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Dec 2021
  2. Study start1 Dec 2021 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion31 May 2022 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2023 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
30 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05144204
Sponsor's protocol ID
2018-07-023B
Status last verified
Nov 2021
First submitted
6 Sep 2021
Last updated
3 Dec 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Low FODMAP diet in people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, run by Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Dec 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Ching-Liang Lu (886228712121, cllu@vghtpe.gov.tw), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

irritable bowel syndrome Severity Scale (IBS-SS) (time frame: Baseline, end of study approximately 6 to 8 weeks ]). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Dec 2021.

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