Patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome which are diarrhea predominant and mixed (alteration of constipation and diarrhea)
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients must meet the Rome III criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: ? 3 days per month, continuous or not, in the last 3 months have abdominal discomfort or pain, with at least two of the following three characteristics: - Reducing after defecation, and / or - associated with a change in frequency of stool, and / or - associated with a change of consistency / shape of the stool 2. No identifiable organic explanation for the symptoms (including the execution of a test for lactose intolerance, celiac disease and giardia test) 3. Age 18-65 years 4. Signed informed consent 5. Symptoms during the two weeks of screening Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 200 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. IBS constipation dominant 2. Patient with history of: Celiac disease, Known milk allergy, giardiasis, inflammatory bowel disease, active intestinal infection, chronic intestinal ischemia, chronic subobstruction, pseudo-obstruction, dumping syndrome, pancreatic insufficiency, hepatic impairment, renal function impairment, cardiovascular disease, extensive gastrectomy and/or bowel resection, active malignant disease, thyroiddysfunction, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, psychiatric disorder, any clinical condition in which the researcher does not allow to terminate the study safely 3. Pregnancy, lactation 4. Medication: Use of anti-allergica, antidepressants, and antipsychotics 5. Patient uses drugs that reduce gastrointestinal motility and / or affect the visceral perception (anticholinergics, antispasmodics, 5-HT4 agonists, cholinomimetics, loperamide, laudanum, codeine, stimulant laxatives, macrogol, paraffin oil, analgesics). 6. Complaints arise after abdominal surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Global symptom relief and relief of abdominal pain;Secondary Objective: Other IBS symptoms and quality of life;Primary end point(s): Global relief of symptoms and a decrease in abdominal pain;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: every week after the start with the medication | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): other IBS-symptoms (stool frequency and consistency, urgency, bloating, etc.) and quality of life ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: IBS-symptoms: every week after the start with the medication quality of life: 6, 12 and 14 weeks after the start with the medication | — |
Countries
Belgium
Contacts
KULeuven