Active clinical trials for "Diarrhea"

Treatment diarrhea with Lactobacillus GG or smectite has proven efficacy. A randomized, double blind, placebo-control trial was performed to assess the effectiveness of both LGG and smectite in management of children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE).

To elucidate Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) as treatment for IBS. An SCS system with a 4-polar electrode at the T5-8 level is implanted. In a randomized, cross-over study design, active stimulation is compared to a period without stimulation, with an ensuing tailing stimulation period, twice as long. Patients recorded average pain level, pain attacks, number of diarrheas and global quality of life. At the end of the study patients can choose to retain their SCS stimulation system or have it removed. The outcome of the present trial will show whether SCS is a useful treatment of IBS. The long-term follow-up will show the continuous amelioration of SCS over at least six months.

The study objective is to assess the growth, tolerance and efficacy of a complete amino acid-based medical food in children with chronic diarrhea.

Clostridium difficile bacteria can be a cause of significant diarrheal disease, particularly in people who have taken potent antibiotics. When C. difficile multiplies within the colon, it produces two toxins that cause inflammation and resultant abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea. Current treatment of mild to moderate disease is with immediate release metronidazole, an antibiotic that kills C. difficile. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has developed a delayed release form of metronidazole to release just before the colon to increase the concentration of antibiotic in the colon to improve the effectiveness of metronidazole treatment and potentially to allow less whole body exposure to the antibiotic. This study will measure the amount of metronidazole in the blood and stool of patients with C. difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD) to confirm that the new formulations are releasing the antibiotic as designed, immediately before the colon.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of probiotic yogurt in acute watery diarrhea in children. The investigators will compare the effect of two different probiotics products.

The primary objective of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of OPT-80 versus vancomycin in subjects with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).

Cadazolid is a new antibiotic developed for the treatment of Clostridiun difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD), also known as Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of cadazolid in order to find the dose of cadazolid to be used for further clinical development of the compound in subjects with CDAD.

Clinical Trial with TRN-002 in Women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a new investigational drug in women for the treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. The investigational drug is a natural product taken from a plant that grows in South America. The study medication will be administered orally twice a day. Subjects will be not able to remain on certain standard IBS medications (anti-diarrheals) while participating in the study. The total duration of the study is 18 weeks. The study requires five study visits that include physical exams, ECG, blood draws, laboratory studies, and a colon procedure (such as a colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy if an appropriate procedure has not been performed in the last 5 years.) Participants will be asked to make entries into a touch-tone telephone diary on a daily basis. Participants must meet all of the following criteria: Females at least 18 years of age Diagnosis of diarrhea predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Willingness to make daily calls on a touch-tone telephone Willingness to have an endoscopic and/or radiologic bowel evaluation, if you have not received one in the past 5 years. Willingness to take an approved method of birth control (if required) Participants CANNOT meet any of the following criteria: Serious medical or surgical conditions Colon Cancer, Crohns Disease or Ulcerative Colitis Pregnant or breast feeding

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and leucovorin calcium, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Giving more than one drug, combination chemotherapy, may kill more tumor cells. Studying samples of blood in the laboratory from patients with cancer receiving fluorouracil in combination with oxaliplatin and leucovorin calcium may help doctors learn how fluorouracil works in the body and how patients will respond to treatment. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying biomarker-guided fluorouracil in treating patients with colorectal cancer receiving combination chemotherapy.

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of different doses of JNJ-27018966 (eluxadoline) compared with placebo in the treatment of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-d).