Heart Rate Variability in Children With a Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder

Completed

Conditions studied: Abdominal Pain

In brief

The current study is designed to assess relationships between anxiety/stress, autonomic nervous system balance, and electrical activity in the stomach before and after eating/drinking in children with abdominal pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00195975

Run by

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

People needed

44

Starts

2005-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-28

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Ages 8 - 17 years
• Evaluated in Abdominal Pain Clinic at Children's Mercy Hospital or the Gastroenterology Clinic at Children's Mercy South for abdominal pain of at least 8 weeks duration and fulfilling symptom-based criteria for FD, IBS, or FD/IBS.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous abdominal surgery
• Chronic disease requiring regular medical care (e.g. gastrointestinal diseases, diabetes mellitus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, cancer).
• Non-English speaking
• NOTE: Control subjects will meet all patient inclusion/exclusion criteria except for Inclusion Criteria #2. Control subjects will be excluded for history of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, or bloating.

Where it is running

• Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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