NCT02232373

Campylobacter Enteritis and PI-BD: Dietary Reduction in Carbohydrates

A Pilot Double Blind, Randomised, Placebo Controlled Trial of the Effect of a Diet Low in Poorly Digested Carbohydrates on Symptoms of Post-infective Bowel Dysfunction

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 9 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Nottingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is explore the issues that relate to testing a particular dietary treatment, the low FODMAP diet, in a randomised trial using an appropriate control diet with which to compare it. In this trial the investigators will look at its effect on symptoms of people with persistent disturbance in their bowel pattern 3 months after an intestinal infection with Campylobacter. The investigators will also look at the changes in gut bacteria that occur with the diet.

Conditions

• Post-infective Bowel Dysfunction
• Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	low FODMAP dietary advice	An education session with a specialist dietitian, and provision of written advice, on how to follow the low FODMAP diet. Second session after one month on re-introduction of FODMAP containing foods.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Maltodextrin	Dietary supplementation with maltodextrin 5 grams twice daily for a month
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Oligofructose	Dietary supplementation with oligofructose 5 grams twice daily for a month

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-08-01
• Completion: 2015-08-01
• First posted: 2014-09-05
• Last updated: 2016-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom