Status:

COMPLETED

Diagnostic Strategies in Patients Suspected of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Zealand University Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Statens Serum Institut

University of Copenhagen

Conditions:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a clinical diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome based on patient reported symptoms and a few blood tests is safe, and to determine whether a clinical...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18-50 years
  • consultant in general practice for gastrointestinal symptoms, where the GP suspects irritable bowel syndrome
  • full fill the ROME III criteria
  • signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • alarm signals
  • pregnancy
  • comorbid diseases, that interfere with primary endpoint
  • medicine and alcohol abuse
  • patient do not speak or understand danish
  • investigations for irritable bowel syndrome with in the last 3 years
  • from november 2008: patients aged above 40 with a duration shorter than one year

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

149 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00659763

Start Date

February 1 2008

End Date

November 1 2010

Last Update

March 28 2019

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Medical Departement, Koege Hospital

Køge, Denmark, 4600