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N/ACompleted· 17 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Very low carbohydrate dietother
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The Effect of a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet on Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Pilot Study

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill·interventional·Posted Feb 15, 2008·Updated Oct 16, 2017

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Very low carbohydrate diet for Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Completed, enrolled 17 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The purposes of this study are to prospectively determine the effect of a very low carbohydrate diet on quality of life and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D); and to determine possible physiological correlates of symptom improvement, as related to post-prandial 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) release, weight loss and fiber content.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
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Primary Purpose--
ConditionsDiarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
CountriesUnited States
Collaborators--

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024202520262027
First PostedFeb 15, 2008
Enrollment StartAug 1, 2009
Primary CompletionMay 1, 2010
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 9 monthsPosted 18.4 years ago

Interventions

Very low carbohydrate dietother

4 weeks on strictly controlled low carbohydrate diet