Predictive Factors for a Clinical Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in a Large Cohort of Young Adults.
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Registration Number
- NCT01854060
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force
- Brief Summary
The prevalence of IBS in the community has been reported in numerous cross-sectional surveys. However, less is known about the incidence of IBS ,mainly due to its slow development and to patients under-reporting. Furthermore, only one study has analyzed data concerning potential risk factors for the diagnosis of IBS. The investigators will examine the incidence of IBS in a large cohort of young adults and will look at the association of socioeconomic, anthropometric and occupational factors with IBS incidence.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 440822
- All Israeli men and women
- aged 18-39 years
- served in active military service (mandatory and career service) between the years 2005-2011
- Diagnosis of celiac disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Cancer in the digestive system
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of clinical diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome 6 years New diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome during this priod
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method predictive factors for the clinical diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome 6 years Anthropometric and demographic factors predictive for the clinicaldiagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome including gender, body mass index, ethnicity , type of service
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Israel Defence Forces, Medical Corps
🇮🇱Ramat Gan, Israel