Clinical trials: Colonic Motility
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Effect of Cannabinoid Agonist on Gastrointestinal and Colonic Motor Functions in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects about 15% of the U.S. population. There are still no effective and safe medications approved for the treatment of abdominal pain associated with bowel symptoms in IBS.
- Trial name
- NCT01253408
- Testing
- Dronabinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy
Lubiprostone, Colonic Motility and Sensation
This study is being done to evaluate the effects of lubiprostone, a drug approved and used for constipation, on pattern of contractions of the colon and the colon's sensitivity to distension.
- Trial name
- NCT00953043
- Testing
- lubiprostone, Bowel preparation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Effect of a Cannabinoid Agonist on Colonic Sensory Functions in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) affects about 15% of the U.S. population. There are still no effective and safe medications approved for the treatment of abdominal pain associated with bowel symptoms in IBS.
- Trial name
- NCT01786109
- Testing
- Dronabinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Camilleri
Effects of 2 Mu-opiates on Gastrointestinal Transit
Comparison of the Effects of Tapentadol and Oxycodone on Gastrointestinal and Colonic Transit in Humans
Tapentadol is FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. Due to the dual mechanism of action as an opioid agonist and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, there is potential for off label use in chronic pain.
- Trial name
- tap-oxy (NCT01500317)
- Testing
- Tapentadol, Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction
Stimulation for Colonic Motility
The investigators are testing the effect of electrical stimulation of the rectum on colonic motility. Most individuals with spinal cord injury develop neurogenic bowel dysfunction, which includes slowed colonic motility, which…
- Trial name
- NCT02641483
- Testing
- Electrical Rectal Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Constipation
Effects of Lubiprostone on Gastrointestinal Transit & pH in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) With Constipation
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder which presents with abdominal pain or discomfort in association with altered bowel habit.
- Trial name
- NCT01162863
- Testing
- Lubiprostone, Smartpill wireless motility capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
Effects of Lubiprostone on Gastric Function in Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation
This prospective study is designed to evaluate how lubiprostone may affect gastric motor and sensory function.
- Trial name
- NCT01460225
- Testing
- lubiprostone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Chronic Constipation
Study to Investigate Prucalopride vs. Polyethylene Glycol 3350 on Colon Activity
To evaluate the different effects of prucalopride and PEG 3350 + electrolytes on colon motor activity in subjects that are chronically constipated.
- Trial name
- NCT01707667
- Testing
- prucalopride, PEG 3350
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Belgium and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Gastric Motility Disorder
Effect of Methylnaltrexone on GI Transit in Healthy Volunteers
This is a single-center, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effects of placebo, codeine, methylnaltrexone and codeine with methylnaltrexone on gastrointestinal motility and colonic transit of solids…
- Trial name
- NCT01055704
- Testing
- Methylnaltrexone only, Codeine only, Methylnaltrexone + codeine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Colonic Motility Index, Constipation
Effect of Octreotide on the Colonic Motility in Pediatric Patients
The research study is designed to test how a medication called octreotide affects the motility (contraction or squeezing) of the colon (large intestine).
- Trial name
- NCT01917773
- Testing
- Octreotide, Bisacodyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Clostridium Difficile Infection
Effect of Acid Suppression Medication on Pediatric Microbiome
The colonic microbiome is essential in health and disease, and is highly dynamic during the first several years of life. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) are widely used in children, but…
- Trial name
- NCT02016820
- Testing
- Omeprazole (suspension), Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University