Efficacy of Low-FODMAPs Dietary Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in China

September 11, 2019 updated by: DAI Ning, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Efficacy of Low-FODMAPs Dietary Therapy Versus Traditional Dietary Advice for Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in China - A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

The primary aim of our study is to carry out a randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of low-FODMAPs dietary therapy compared to conventional therapy for IBS patients recruited from tertiary hospitals in China. Secondary aims of this research include an analysis of clinical, physiological and microbiological factors that may predict IBS patient response to this dietary intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. On ClinicalTrials.gov, conditions may also include other health-related issues, such as lifespan, quality of life, and health risks.

Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Detailed Description

Visit 1：Enrollment & Screening & Run-in period Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be asked to complete IBS Baseline Assessment Questionnaires according to Rome III.Subjects that meet the criteria will receive verbal and written information about the study and provide written informed consent. After meeting with the dietitian and physician who will provide instructions, they will be asked to complete Combined Nutrient and Lactulose Breath Test.[16] Additionally, a baseline food and symptom diary will be completed in a (minimum) 14 day run-in period after breath test (the first 48hr after the breath test will not be included in this analysis). This diary record prior to the intervention will document baseline symptom severity and capture the habitual diet of IBS patients.

Visit 2: Randomization & Intervention. After the run-in period, patients will come back to the clinic to receive dietary instruction ahead of starting the intervention. At the same visit subjects will provide fresh stool for fermentation analysis (including short chain fatty acids and pressure detection) and blood for cytokines analysis. Subjects will then be randomly assigned to either low FODMAP diet (LFD) group or traditional dietary advice for IBS (TDA) group by computer-generated random number table. Participants will receive food instructions by a dietitian, according to their assignment. Throughout the study, only the dietitian will be aware of the assignment of the intervention given. Both diet therapy will last for 3 weeks, and all the subjects are instructed to complete daily food and symptom diary through a provided booklet. IBS Symptoms Severity Scores (IBS-SSS) is evaluated every week and the dietitian who is not aware of the allocation will make a telephone follow-up to assess patient adherence.

Visit 3: End of treatment & Follow-up. After 3 weeks of intervention, the participants will attend a follow-up appointment and complete the IBS Post-Intervention Assessment Questionnaires. Fresh stools and blood are recollected at this visit to evaluate for possible change in gut microbiota and cytokines after diet intervention.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
108

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Zhe Jiang
      • Hangzhou, Zhe Jiang, China, 310016
        • Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital , College of Medicine, Zhejiang University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-65 years old.
  • Meet Rome Rome III criteria for IBS-D.
  • All these patients should have no abnormality in blood, stool analysis or colonoscopy within the previous 2 years.
  • No GI alarm symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of a severe cardiac, hepatic, nephritic, neurologic disease.
  • Presence of mental disorders caused by schizophrenia, organic brain disorder or physical disease.
  • Other comorbid medical conditions (eg.unstable diabetes, unstable thyroid disease).
  • Previous abdominal surgery except appendectomy or hysterectomy.
  • Pregnant or lactating women.
  • Use of probiotics, prebiotics, lactulose, antidiarrheal agents or bowel preparation within the 4 weeks prior to the study.
  • Participation in any other form of dietary therapy within the 4 weeks prior to the study.
  • Difficulties in communication.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: low-FODMAPs diet

The low-FODMAPs diet(LFD) aims to keep oligosaccharides, fructose in excess of glucose, and polyol content at less than 0.5 g each per serving based on previously published data.

low-FODMAPs diet therapy for 3 weeks
Dietary supplement: low-FODMAPs diet

The low-FODMAPs diet(LFD) aims to keep oligosaccharides, fructose in excess of glucose, and polyol content at less than 0.5 g each per serving based on previously published data.

low-FODMAPs diet therapy for 3 weeks
Placebo Comparator: Traditional dietary advice

Traditional dietary advice (TDA) will focus more on how and when to eat rather than on what foods to ingest . Patients will be instructed to regularly eat, never too much or too little, never to be hungry or too full; to eat in peace and to chew thoroughly; reduce intake of fatty, spicy food, fiber, coffee and alcohol during the intervention period

Traditional dietary advice for 3 weeks
Dietary supplement: Traditional dietary advice

Traditional dietary advice(TDA) will focus more on how and when to eat rather than on what foods to ingest . Patients will be instructed to regularly eat, never too much or too little, never to be hungry or too full; to eat in peace and to chew thoroughly; reduce intake of fatty, spicy food, fiber, coffee and alcohol during the intervention period

traditional dietary advice for 3 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare response to diet intervention between different groups.
Time Frame: three weeks
Primary endpoint will be response to 3-week of diet intervention defined by shows >50 point reduction in IBS-SSS between baseline and post-intervention scores. The proportion of responders who met primary endpoint in each group will be compared.
three weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Improvement in abdominal pain between different groups.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Compare improvement about abdominal pain during 3-week intervention period between different groups according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) individual composite end point (≥30% reduction in mean daily abdominal pain score).
Three weeks
Improvement in stool consistency between different groups.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Compare improvement about stool consistency during 3-week intervention period between different groups according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) individual composite end point (a decrease in mean daily Bristol Stool Score (BSS) value of ≥1 compared with baseline for any 2 weeks of the intervention period).
Three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in abdominal pain score between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in abdominal pain score，averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in abdominal frequency between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in abdominal frequency, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in bloating score between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in bloating score, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in excessive wind score between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in excessive wind score, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in stool consistency between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in stool consistency as measured by BSS, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks..
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in stool frequency between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in stool frequency, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in urgency score between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in urgency score, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in incomplete defecation score between different groups.
Time Frame: Every week, last for three weeks
Compare group changes from baseline in incomplete defecation score, averaged over each treatment week for total three weeks.
Every week, last for three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in quality of life between different groups.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Compare group changes between baseline and post-intervention(3 weeks later) about quality of life evaluated by IBS-QOL.
Three weeks
Compare changes from baseline in mental health between different groups.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Compare group changes between baseline and post-intervention(3 weeks later) about mental health evaluated by GAD-7 and PHQ-9.
Three weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

For clinical trials, a planned measurement described in the protocol that is used to determine the effect of an intervention/treatment on participants. For observational studies, a measurement or observation that is used to describe patterns of diseases or traits, or associations with exposures, risk factors, or treatment. Types of outcome measures include primary outcome measure and secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare group difference about stool fermentation production before and after intervention.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Compare group difference about stool fermentation production- short chain fatty acids, before and after 3-week intervention .
Three weeks
Compare group difference about fecal microbial α- diversity displayed by Shannon index before and after intervention.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Fresh feces will be collected from patients at baseline and the end of the intervention (three weeks intervention), and the fecal DNA will be extracted by MOBIO PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit according to the instructions. The 16S rRNA sequencing will be performed from the extracted DNA. Within-community diversity (α- diversity displayed by Shannon index) will be further calculated according to the sequencing results.
Three weeks
Compare group difference about fecal microbial β- diversity displayed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) before and after intervention.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Fresh feces will be collected from patients at baseline and the end of the intervention (three weeks intervention), and the fecal DNA will be extracted by MOBIO PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit according to the instructions. The 16S rRNA sequencing will be performed from the extracted DNA. Between-community diversity (β- diversity displayed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA)) will be further calculated according to the sequencing results.
Three weeks
Compare group difference about fecal microbial communities before and after intervention.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Fresh feces will be collected from patients at baseline and the end of the intervention (three weeks intervention), and the fecal DNA will be extracted by MOBIO PowerSoil DNA Isolation Kit according to the instructions. The 16S rRNA sequencing will be performed from the extracted DNA. LEfSe (linear discriminant analysis coupled with effect size measurements) will be further calculated according to the sequencing results.
Three weeks
Compare stool microbial α- diversity displayed by Shannon between responders and non-responders
Time Frame: Baseline (0 week)
Fresh feces collected from responders and nonresponders to interventions at baseline will be analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Within-community diversity (α- diversity displayed by Shannon index) will be further calculated according to the sequencing results.
Baseline (0 week)
Compare stool microbial β- diversity displayed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) between responders and non-responders
Time Frame: Baseline (0 week)
Fresh feces collected from responders and nonresponders to interventions at baseline will be analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. Between-community diversity (β- diversity displayed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA)) will be further calculated according to the sequencing results.
Baseline (0 week)
Compare stool microbial communities between responders and non-responders
Time Frame: Baseline (0 week)
Fresh feces collected from responders and nonresponders to interventions at baseline will be analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing. LEfSe (linear discriminant analysis coupled with effect size measurements) will be further calculated according to the sequencing results.
Baseline (0 week)
Compare stool fermentation production between responders and non-responders
Time Frame: Baseline (0 week)
Compare stool fermentation production- short chain fatty acids, between responders and non-responders
Baseline (0 week)
Compare IBS symptom severity between responders and non-responders
Time Frame: Baseline (0 week)
Compare IBS symptom severity (measured by IBS symptom severity scale(IBS-SSS)) between responders and non-responders
Baseline (0 week)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
University of Michigan
Klinik Arlesheim
Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Yawen Zhang, MM, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Lijun Feng, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 10, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
May 31, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
May 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
July 20, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
October 1, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
October 6, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
September 12, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
September 11, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 20170116-2

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Clinical Trials on low-FODMAPs diet

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Cookie Settings

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. For more details carefully read our Privacy and Cookies Policy. ...>>>You can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies from your website or computer as described in the policy. Please accept it and choose your preferences by ticking the corresponding boxes in the "Manage Settings" section below. Please carefully read our Terms of Service before you proceed with using any part of this website.
«Manage Settings