Active clinical trials for "Irritable Bowel Syndrome"

The objective of this study is to assess the long-term safety of linaclotide administered to patients with chronic constipation (CC) or irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C).

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.

Hypotheses: Primary null hypothesis: The rate of clinical response, assessed as patient-reported global symptom rating and "adequate relief of IBS symptoms," does not differ between non-depressed IBS patients treated with the SSRI citalopram and patients treated with placebo. Secondary null hypotheses: Changes in disease-related quality of life, assessed with the IBS-QOL instrument, do not differ between patients treated with the SSRI citalopram and patients treated with placebo. Changes in rectosigmoid visceral sensitivity, assessed by barostat balloon distention, do not differ between patients treated with the SSRI citalopram and patients treated with placebo.

Objectives : To investigate the analgesic effects of repeated sessions of unilateral rTMS in patients with chronic pain syndrome due to fibromyalgia, IBS or burning mouth syndrome. Primary outcome will be numerical pain scores. Methods : The study will be randomized and performed in parallel groups and double blind versus sham stimulation, and will include 90 patients (45 patients per treatment arm). The randomization will be computerized and performed for each aetiological group separately. The rTMS will be performed on the left motor cortex, 5 consecutive days , then once a week during 3 weeks then twice a month during 2 months, then once a month during 6 months. Clinical assessment will include an assessment of pain, quality of life, sleep, depression and anxiety, catastrophizing, and a neuropsychological evaluation. Conclusion : this study should allow to determine for the first time the long term efficacy and safety of rTMS in the treatment of dysfunctional or idiopathic chronic pain syndromes which are often refractory to conventional treatments.

The purpose of this study is 1) to determine whether a comprehensive self-management intervention is effective in a sample that includes men and women with irritable bowel syndrome, and 2) to determine whether the comprehensive self-management intervention is as effective when delivered over the telephone as compared to a face-to-face approach.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective in reducing the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The purpose of this study was to determine the dose-ranging efficacy and safety profile of encapsulated Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in female subjects with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of four different drugs in combination for management of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)-associated diarrhea. The main question to answer is: Is there a significant difference in effect of different drug combinations in management of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea? Participants will be divided into 3 treatment groups. Each group will be given a combination of drugs for 2 weeks At the end of study, efficacy of different drug combinations and their potential side effects will be compared between the treatment groups

Randomized, double blind, controlled clinical trial, to evaluate safety and efficacy of L. reuteri DSM 17938 and L. reuteri ATCC PTA 6475 as adjuvant to reduce the severity of symptoms in adults with moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Primary outcome: Global clinical Improve assessed by the GSRS-IBS score. Adults 18-65 years, any gender, with ROME IV criteria for moderate to severe IBS and body max index <36 will be included. Prescreening will be run for 2 weeks, the intervention period will be 2/days for 14t weeks, follow by a 2 weeks period of observation with no intervention. Secondary outcomes include: a) Improvements in the stool patterns evaluated through Bristol Stool Form (BSF); b) Improvement of the quality of life (QoL) measured by Latin-American IBS-QoL questionnaire; c) Improvement of the depression and anxiety severity evaluated by the Goldberg Depression and Anxiety Scale; d) Frequency of rescue medication use and e) Frequency of Adverse Events (AEs)

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of Tai Chi practice in reducing symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C).