Efficacy of Mesalamine in Diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (dIBS)

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find whether treating patients with diarrhea predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with an anti-inflammatory drug called Mesalamine will help improve their symptoms of diarrhea, bloating and abdominal pain.

Timeline

Start

2010-03

Primary completion

2012-03

Completion

2012-03

Publications

• Background Drossman DA, Whitehead WE, Camilleri M. Irritable bowel syndrome: a technical review for practice guideline development. Gastroenterology. 1997 Jun;112(6):2120-37. doi: 10.1053/gast.1997.v112.agast972120. No abstract available.
• Background Sandler RS. Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome in the United States. Gastroenterology. 1990 Aug;99(2):409-15. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(90)91023-y.
• Background Bjarnason I, MacPherson A, Hollander D. Intestinal permeability: an overview. Gastroenterology. 1995 May;108(5):1566-81. doi: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90708-4.
• Background Dunlop SP, Hebden J, Campbell E, Naesdal J, Olbe L, Perkins AC, Spiller RC. Abnormal intestinal permeability in subgroups of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndromes. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Jun;101(6):1288-94. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00672.x.
• Background Corinaldesi R, Stanghellini V, Cremon C, Gargano L, Cogliandro RF, De Giorgio R, Bartesaghi G, Canovi B, Barbara G. Effect of mesalazine on mucosal immune biomarkers in irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled proof-of-concept study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Aug;30(3):245-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04041.x. Epub 2009 May 12.
• Background Gordon S, Ameen V, Bagby B, Shahan B, Jhingran P, Carter E. Validation of irritable bowel syndrome Global Improvement Scale: an integrated symptom end point for assessing treatment efficacy. Dig Dis Sci. 2003 Jul;48(7):1317-23. doi: 10.1023/a:1024159226274.
• Background Zhou Q, Fillingim RB, Riley JL 3rd, Malarkey WB, Verne NG. Central and peripheral hypersensitivity in the irritable bowel syndrome. Pain. 2010 Mar;148(3):454-461. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.12.005. Epub 2010 Jan 13.
• Background Myers CD, Robinson ME, Riley JL 3rd, Sheffield D. Sex, gender, and blood pressure: contributions to experimental pain report. Psychosom Med. 2001 Jul-Aug;63(4):545-50. doi: 10.1097/00006842-200107000-00004.

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