Skip to content

Aromatic plant intervention for gastrointestinal tract symptoms

The use of aromatic plants in reducing the severity of functional gastro-intestinal tract symptoms: a randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN31202330
Enrollment
72
Registered
2017-03-28
Start date
2017-04-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-10-16

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

Conditions

GI-tract functional problems including dyspepsia-like and IBS-like symptoms Digestive System

Interventions

Patients will be divided into two arms according to the nature of their symptoms (Arm A: dyspepsia-like symptoms, Arm B: IBS-like symptoms). The randomization is a block randomization with age group a

Sponsors

University of Crete
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Participant aged >18 years 2. Suffering from GI-tract discomfort such as dyspepsia-like and/or IBS-like symptoms 3. Patients not receiving any other medication for the GI-tract symptoms in the previous two weeks 4. Pregnant women 5. Patients with history of cancer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participant does not have capacity to complete study questionnaire 2. Participant is under the age of 18 3. Participant currently receiving medication for his/her treatment or deny

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of dyspepsia-like symptoms, assessed using the COLRAD questionnaire at baseline and after one month of administration

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of IBS-like symptoms, assessed using the IBS-SSS questionnaire at baseline and after one month of administration

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026