NCT00659763

Diagnostic Strategies in Patients Suspected of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Diagnostic Strategies in Patients Suspected of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Patients Suspected of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 149 (actual)
• Sponsor: Zealand University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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 diagnosis is as good for the patient and as economical for the society as a diagnosis based on exclusion of a number of organic diseases by performing a number of blood tests, fecal analyzes and a scopic examination of bowel. The purpose of the second part of the study is to determine which intestinal parasites the patients have in their bowel and whether these parasites are the cause of the disease.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exclusion diagnosis	Patient fulfill ROME III criteria No Alarmsignals Blood tests: FBC,CRP, ALAT, bilirubins, bas.phosphatases, Albumine, TSH, calcium, celiac screening, lactase gene test. 3 consecutive fecal samples for worm, ovaes and parasites Sigmoidoscopy with biopsy
OTHER	Clinical diagnosis	Patient fulfill ROME III criteria No Alarm signals Blood tests: FBC, CRP.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-02-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• Completion: 2010-11-01
• First posted: 2008-04-16
• Last updated: 2019-03-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark