The effectiveness of Iranian traditional medicine in functional bloating
- Conditions
- Functional Bloating.Flatulence and related conditions
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180623040211N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Patients with functional bloating symptoms consistent with ROME III criteria include: 1.Recurrent feeling of bloating or visible distension at least 3 days/month in the last 3 months; 2.Insufficient criteria for a diagnosis of functional dyspepsia, irritable bowel syndrome, or other functional GI disorder. Criteria fulfilled for the last 3 months with symptom onset at least 6 months prior to diagnosis
Existing gastrointestinal ulcer diagnosis by internal medicine specialist;
Acute abdominal pain;
Gastrointestinal organ diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer or duodenal ulcer and functional constipation are recognized by an internal medicine specialist;
Severe mental illness;
Severe uncontrolled systemic diseases such as cardiac, pulmonary, and hepatic impairment;
Taking aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, antibiotics, proton pump inhibitor drugs;
Pregnancy or breastfeeding;
Severe weight loss, black stool or bitumen color;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The score of the functional bloating complications questionaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Functional bloating complications questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method