Pediatric Alliance for International Neurogastrointestinal Functional Research
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Registration Number
- NCT01099787
- Lead Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Brief Summary
To explore the predictive value of alarm signs ("red flags") for a diagnosis of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in children.
To assess the natural history of pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) in newly diagnosed pediatric patients.
To document the benefit of various treatment regimens currently employed in managing FGID.
To assess the short- and long-term impact of various FGID regimens.
To allow physicians to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology of FGID.
Hypothesis:
There are presenting symptoms or results from diagnostic tests that are more likely to associated with conditions different from FAP or IBS.
Symptoms of children with FAP/IBS change overtime regardless of the treatments used.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 348
- Males and females ages 4 through 16 years of age (up to the day of the 17th birthday)
- Presenting with chronic or intermittent abdominal pain of any severity lasting at least 2 months may participate in the Registry.
- Subjects age 10 and above will be asked to complete the questionnaire themselves. Those unable to complete the questionnaire (with only some help) should not be enrolled.
- Patients unable to participate in the program for at least 3 years should not be enrolled (i.e., anticipated move, etc.)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (7)
LSU Health Sciences Center
🇺🇸New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
🇺🇸Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Emma Children's Hospital
🇳🇱Amsterdam, Netherlands
Connecticut Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Children's Hospital Boston
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States
Childrens Memorial Hospital
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States