Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment With H1-receptor Antagonists

January 27, 2016 updated by: Guy Boeckxstaens, KU Leuven

IBS Treatment With H1-receptor Antagonists

Purpose:

To evaluate the efficiency of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients treatment with the H1-receptor antagonist ebastine.

Design:

Double blind randomized placebo controlled trial. IBS patients receive a 12-weeks treatment with ebastine 20mg once daily or placebo (1:1 randomization).

End points:

End point is the effect of treatment on clinical symptoms and visceral hypersensitivity which will be evaluated with a barostat test.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

55

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Belgium
    • Vlaams-Brabant
      • Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000
        • University Hospitals Leuven

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

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (ROME III criteria)
  • age 18-65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • medication: antidepressants or H1-receptor antagonists
  • pregnancy, breast feeding
  • co-morbidity: severe kidney- and/or liver disease

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: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: placebo capsule
Drug: placebo capsule
one capsule once daily
Active Comparator: ebastine
Drug: ebastine
20 milligram capsule once daily

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Effect of treatment on visceral sensitivity measured with rectal barostat.
Time Frame: after 12 weeks treatment
after 12 weeks treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Effect of treatment on IBS symptoms.
Time Frame: after 12 weeks treatment
after 12 weeks treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

KU Leuven

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 15, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

June 16, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 28, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • S51638

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