Feasibility study: The effect of the low FODMAP diet on women suffering from endometriosis

Recruiting

Conditions: digestive problems
Dysmenorrhoea
10013326

Registration Number: NL-OMON52456

Lead Sponsor: Maxima Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Subjects meeting all of the following criteria will be able to participate in
the study:
- Premenopausal women (>= 18 years old)
- Diagnosed with endometriosis by ultrasound, laparoscopy or MRI
- Experiencing abdominal symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence,
obstipation, diarrhoea, gurgling, urgency or nausea

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from
participating in the study:
- Postmenopausal or aged under 18 years old
- Women not able to speak, read or write Dutch
- Gastro-intestinal co-morbidities such as food allergy, Crohn*s disease,
Ulcerative Colitis, Coeliac disease
- Diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus
- Currently following another diet
- Currently pregnant
- Planned for surgery during the research period

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome is the change in abdominal symptoms, such as constipation<br /><br>and fecal incontinence, measured using the Groningen DeFeC questionnaire, ought<br /><br>to be filled in at the start of the diet, after the elimination period and<br /><br>after the re-introduction period.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secondary outcome is the change in quality of life measured using the<br /><br>EHP-30 questionnaire, ought to be filled in at the start of the diet, after the<br /><br>elimination period and after the re-introduction period.</p><br>