Delivered Dietary Intervention for Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Abdominal Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specific diet may help children with irritable bowel syndrome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01339117

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

40

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-22

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must include all of the following:
• Children between the ages of 7-17 years;
• Meet the criteria for IBS based on the Questionnaire on Pediatric Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rome III Version, including pain/discomfort a minimum of twice per week;
• Negative physician evaluation for an organic etiology of the pain within the past year

You may not qualify if…

• Will include any of the following:
• Diabetes or other disease process requiring specialized dietary management;
• Malnutrition or obesity (BMI >95%);
• Inability to eat by mouth;
• Antibiotic or medicinal probiotic usage within the past 3 months (excluding yogurt);
• Neuromodulator (e.g. amitriptyline) usage within the past 3 months
• Start of, or change in gastrointestinal medication (e.g. laxative) dose that may cause or ameliorate abdominal symptoms within the past month

Where it is running

• Children's Nutrition Research Center — Houston, Texas, United States
• Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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