Brain and Gut Responses to Intragastric Administration of FODMAPs in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-02-22

Study Completion Date

2019-08-10

Brief Summary

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Low fermentable oligo-, di- and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAPs) diet is taken as a possible strategy to improve symptoms in IBS patients. However, the gut-brain signalling mechanisms underlying this observation remain poorly understood. In this study, the investigators aim to study the brain mechanisms underlying the effect of intragastric administration of one specific FODMAP (fructans) on gastrointestinal and non- gastrointestinal symptom responses, changes in gut physiology(morphology of the gut, water content and intestinal motility), and to relate the findings to changes in gastrointestinal peptides. Intragastric administration of three different solutions will be given after an overnight fast: one FODMAP solution (fructans), a positive control (glucose) and a negative control (saline). The whole procedure consists of a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and abdominal MRI examination, and will take approximately four hours. The participants will undergo the fMRI for one hour for assessing brain activity, during which blood samples will be collected. The abdominal MRI will be performed at 1-hour interval for three hours to assess pre and post stimulated changes in gut physiology, specifically the morphology of the gut water content and pan-intestinal motility. During the whole procedure, questionnaires for assessing the gastrointestinal symptoms and emotional state will be collected. The investigators hypothesise that fructans induce distension and increased sensations of pain, cramps and flatulence in the IBS group more than the HC. Furthermore, this will be associated with increased activation of pain-responsive brain regions in IBS compared to HC, which will be mediated by differential changes in gut peptide levels (↓ in orexigenic and ↑ in anorexigenic hormones).

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Detailed Description

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In this study, the investigators aim to study the brain mechanisms underlying the effect of intragastric administration of one specific FODMAP (fructans) on gastrointestinal and non- gastrointestinal symptom responses, changes in gut physiology(morphology of the gut, water content and intestinal motility), and to relate the findings to changes in gastrointestinal peptides.

This is a randomised, double-blinded, crossover study. Eligible participants will come three times to the clinic after an overnight fast, for intragastric infusion of fructans (40g in 500 ml water), glucose(40g in 500ml water) or saline(0.9% 500ml normal saline). The infusions will be given in counterbalanced order and with a washout period of at least one week. Participants and investigators will be blinded to the nature of the test solution, which will be made by a colleague unrelated to the study. The order of the test solutions will be determined by a computer-generated list. All participants will be asked to follow the low FODMAP diet for the 24 hours prior to each study day. Participants will be asked to record their food intake during the day to check their FODMAP intakes were reduced.

To begin, the participants will have a nasogastric feeding tube placed and an intravenous cannula inserted in the non-dominant arm to facilitate repeated blood sampling. Fifteen minutes later, they will enter the MR scanner for a 5 minute adaptation period. Participants will complete visual analogue scales (VAS) on appetite-related sensations and GI symptoms and blood samples will be collected for gut peptide analysis. Current emotional state will be rated before and after scanning using the PANAS, and during scanning using the POMS. The abdominal MRI scan will begin after the adaption period and will take 10 minutes. Hereafter, brain scanning will be performed, starting with a baseline brain scanning period of 10 minutes. After the baseline scanning, 500 mL of one of the three solutions will be infused as the functional brain imaging begins (and continues for 50 minutes). The VAS ratings will be collected every 10 minutes and blood samples will be collected every 20 minutes for measuring of ghrelin, CCK, GLP-1, motilin, and PYY, insulin and glucose throughout the scan. At 60 minutes post-infusion, a 10 minute abdominal scan will be acquired. After that, the subject leaves the scanner and the catheter will be removed. The subject will remain at the facility for a 2 hour follow-up during which the VAS ratings will be collected every 30 minutes and an abdominal MRI will be performed at 120 minutes post infusion. After the last abdominal MRI scan is performed, the infusion tube will be removed and the participant can go home.

Conditions

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Fructans solution

Fructans (FODMAP) are oligosaccharides containing fructose chains. Since the human body lacks hydrolases to break down these saccharides, fructans are poorly absorbed molecules in everybody.The fructans solution used in this study is 500 ml water containing 40g fructans

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL