Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS) (PI-IBS)

April 25, 2013 updated by: Guy Boeckxstaens, KU Leuven

Purpose:

  • identification of factors predisposing for Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS) development after an episode of traveler's diarrhea
  • identification of systemic (serum) and local (biopsy) changes in infectious and immunological activity during infection and correlation with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms, persisting after traveler's diarrhea

Design:

  • 4 study visits: before traveling, 2 weeks after traveling, 6 months after traveling, 12 months after traveling
  • at each study visit following investigations: blood collection, stool collection, questionnaires, rectal biopsy

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

131

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 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Travelers to tropical destinations visiting the outpatient clinic for vaccinations in a tertiary care hospital.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • traveling to South-America, Africa, South-East Asia
  • 18-70 years
  • traveling for 1-10 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chronic diarrhea
  • Pregnant
  • Colitis Ulcerosa
  • Morbus Chrohn
  • IBS
  • Coeliakie
  • Gastrointestinal malabsorption
  • microscopic colitis
  • diverticulitis
  • immune deficiency
  • use of antibiotics/corticosteroids 2 weeks before travelling

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
travelers to tropical destinations

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
postinfectious IBS symptoms (ROME III criteria) 1 year after travelers diarrhea episode
Time Frame: 1 year after traveling
1 year after traveling

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

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

March 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 16, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 22, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

December 23, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 26, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2013

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • S51501

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