Status:

COMPLETED

Cheno Effect on Transit in Health and IBS-C

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Conditions:

Constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The study hypothesis is that the naturally occurring bile acid, chenodeoxycholic acid, induces acceleration of colonic transit in health and in patients with constipation-predominant Irritable Bowel S...

Detailed Description

Hypothesis: A hydrophobic di-alpha hydroxy bile salt, sodium chenodeoxycholate (CDC), delivered in a delayed release capsule to the ileocolonic region of the colon induces acceleration of colonic tran...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy volunteers:
  • Age (yr) 18-65
  • Gender (F:M)3.5 :1
  • Bowel Disease Questionnaire (BDQ) - IBS symptoms negative by Rome III criteria
  • Hospital Anxiety/Depression score \<8
  • IBS patients:
  • Age (yr) 18-65
  • Gender (F:M) 5 :1
  • BDQ - IBS symptoms: positive by Rome III criteria
  • Hospital Anxiety/Depression score: No restrictions

Exclusion

  • Abdominal surgery (except appendectomy or cholecystectomy)
  • GI medications during the 48h prior to transit measurement
  • Aspartate/Alanine transaminases \>2 X Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
  • Other Medications except stable doses of estrogen, thyroid, low dose antidepressants of the dopaminergic or serotonergic class

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00912301

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

July 2 2012

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905