NCT01829932

The Effect of Prebiotics on the Microbiome in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients: The Diet and Microbiome Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Queen's University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic gastrointestinal illness of unknown cause whose symptoms include abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel pattern. Diet has been shown to influence the bacteria gut interaction. Our aim is to determine if components of the diet affect IBS symptoms by changing the bacteria gut interaction. In particular, we will measure whether after being on a diet high or low on certain factors there is a change in the timing and amount of hydrogen and methane produced by bacteria digesting lactulose and on IBS symptom severity.

Conditions

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Factor Altered Diet

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2014-12-01
• Completion: 2014-12-01
• First posted: 2013-04-11
• Last updated: 2015-10-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada