Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of IBS according to Rome IV criteria, age 18-70, ability to understand and speak the concerning language, ability to understand how to use the ESM.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any organic explanation for the abdominal complaints, a history of abdominal surgery (except for uncomplicated appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hysterectomy), start up of regularly used medication from one month before inclusion until the end of study participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study outcome comprehends the psychometric properties (i.e. content validity, cross-cultural adaptation, concurrent validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability) of the PROM for symptom assessment of abdominal pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are associations between the presence of psychosocial and environmental factors (e.g. as measured by the PROM) and an increase in ESM score for gastrointestinal symptoms from one time point (t-1) to the next (t). | — |
Countries
Netherlands