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Similarities and differences of pathophysiological mechanisms between abdominal pain and abdominal discomfort in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea in China

Similarities and differences of pathophysiological mechanisms between abdominal pain and abdominal discomfort in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea in China

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900028082
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-12-11
Start date
2018-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-12-16

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

irritable bowel syndrome

Interventions

Abdominal pain group:Nil
Abdominal discomfort group:Nil

Sponsors

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Abdominal pain group (n=40): IBS-D patients who met the diagnostic criteria of Rome IV, without abdominal discomfort; Abdominal discomfort group (n=40): mainly abdominal discomfort, and in accordance with other conditions in the Rome IV diagnostic criteria, no abdominal pain, that is, recurrent episodes of abdominal discomfort associated with defecation. IBS-D Rome IV diagnostic criteria: recurrent abdominal pain, pre-diagnosis symptoms for at least 6 months, the average episode in the past 3 months at least 1 day per week, accompanied by the following 2 or more symptoms: (1) related to defecation; (2) the frequency of bowel movements increased at onset; (3) stool form became loose at onset [more than 25% of the stool form were loose (pasty) feces or watery feces (type 6 or 7 of the Bristol Stool Form Scale), and less than 25% of the stool form were dry (Type 1 or 2 of the Bristol Stool Form Scale). Patients with IBS-D who participated in the constant pressure device and rs-fMRI study were also required to meet the following conditions: (1) The frequency of abdominal pain/abdominal discomfort was at least 2 times/week, and typical symptoms occurred within 2 days; (2) The intensity of abdominal pain/abdominal discomfort is medium to severe (VAS = 4 points). 2. Healthy control group (n=20): 1. Healthy person matched with gender, age, height and body weight of IBS-D patients; 2. No history of digestive tract disease, no abdominal pain or abdominal discomfort, stool form between 3~5 type of the Bristol Stool Form Scale, frequency of defecation >=3 times/week~<=3 times/day; 3. Blood routine, urine routine, stool routine and occult blood, blood chemistry test are normal within 3 months, and colonoscopy is normal within 1 year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who have severe heart, liver, kidney and metabolic diseases; 2. Apply immunosuppressive agents or glucocorticoids within six months; 3. Abuse of alcohol, poison and/or drug history;Pregnancy, breastfeeding women; 4. Have a history of abdominal surgery (without complications such as appendectomy, caesarean section); 5. Severe psychiatric diseases, depressive episodes, obsessive-compulsive disorder; claustrophobia; 6. There are signs of alarm (such as fever, weight loss, blood in the stool or black stool, anemia, abdominal mass and other symptoms and signs that cannot be explained by functional diseases).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
expression of PGP 9.5;expression of SP;expression of TRPV1;expression of MC;visceral sensitivity;MRI sequence;scales;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactFang Xiucai

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

fangxiucai2@aliyun.com+86 13439136086

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026