Delivered Dietary Intervention for Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Average daily abdominal pain frequency
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a specific diet may help children with irritable bowel syndrome.
Detailed Description
Many children experience stomach pain or discomfort at some point during their lives. Some children have belly discomfort frequently while others rarely have this problem. There have been very few studies to test treatments for recurrent stomach discomfort in children. Recently, studies in adults with recurrent stomach discomfort suggest that diet changes may help. Currently, we do not know if these same diets will work in children with the same problem. In this study, two different diets will be provided (delivered) for two days with at least 5 days in between each provided diet. The child's symptoms will be recorded over the two days of each diet. Children will be asked to capture samples of their breath during the last day of the each two day delivered diet. Stool samples will also be collected.
Investigators
Bruno Chumpitazi
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •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
Exclusion Criteria
- •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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Average daily abdominal pain frequency
Time Frame: 9 days (2 dietary intervention periods)
Comparisons of abdominal pain frequency (number of abdominal pain episodes per day) will be made between each two day dietary period spanning a 9 days.
Secondary Outcomes
- Abdominal pain severity(9 days (2 dietary intervention periods))
- Hydrogen gas production(9 days (2 dietary intervention periods))