Study Title: Curcumin (Tumeric) in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Randomized-Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 4 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 17
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Disease severity will be assessed using the irritable bowel severity score (IBSS) which utilizes a visual analog scale (VAS) (28). The primary outcome will be defined as at least 50% reduction in IBSS.
研究概览
简要总结
Evidence exists to support low-grade inflammation as the inciting factor leading to visceral hypersensitivity and alteration in motility in irritable bowel syndrome.In the medical literature,there is ample in vitro and in vivo evidence supporting turmeric and its derivative curcumin as an antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent. We propose a randomized, placebo-controlled, double blinded, parallel treatment study evaluating the effects of turmeric on the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Patients from the hospitals and clinics of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group who conform to the Rome III criteria and
- •Age 18 years and above,
- •Male or female,
- •Able to give consent and follow the treatment plan and be able to answer surveys.
- •Negative serum pregnancy test (females of childbearing potential only) and are willing to use an adequate method of contraception throughout the duration of the study.
排除标准
- •Any of the following: diabetes, HIV disease, use of anticoagulants or antiplatelet medication, abnormal coagulation or thrombocytopenia, biliary obstruction, inflammatory bowel, symptomatic gallstones, celiac disease, ongoing use of medications known to cause or exacerbate symptoms of IBS and chronic, daily users of IBS medications.
- •Use of scheduled IBS medications for 4 weeks prior to and during the treatment period.
结局指标
主要结局
Disease severity will be assessed using the irritable bowel severity score (IBSS) which utilizes a visual analog scale (VAS) (28). The primary outcome will be defined as at least 50% reduction in IBSS.
时间窗: at 6 months of treatment
次要结局
- Changes in bowel movement frequency, consistency, frequency of as-needed medication use and bloating as measured by the VAS, and improvement SF-36 Quality of Life survey.(end of observation and the end of treatment periods)
