Post-Infectious Irritable Bowel Syndrome (PI-IBS)

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

131 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-02-28

Brief Summary

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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

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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travelers to tropical destinations

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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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

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes