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Diet and Motility in IBS

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · NCT07283341

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 8–18 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
90
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 31, 2023
Record last updated
December 15, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this observational study is to identify factors that influence symptoms in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), to find ways to make diet treatments work better and possibly create personalized plans to help each child with IBS feel better. The main question it aims to answer is:

  • What types of food do the kids eat and how do these diets relate to their symptoms?
  • Is there any motility pattern that we can identify from the kids with or without IBS using a wearable patch?
  • What kinds of bacteria and chemicals are found in the gut and urine of children with IBS, and how are these linked to their IBS symptoms?

Participants will use the wearable patch, answer questionnaires, collect stool and urine samples, and recall their 24 hours dietary.

Being studied: Wireless Patch System

Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Cases

  • Males and females age 8 - 18 years
  • Diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
  • Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and child assent

Controls

  • Males and Females age 8-18 years
  • No diagnosis of abdominal pain disorder
  • Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and child assent

Exclusion Criteria

Cases

  • Allergy to adhesives
  • Inability to cooperate with study design
  • Antibiotic intake in the past 4 weeks
  • Inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder diagnosis

Controls

  • Allergy to adhesives
  • Inability to cooperate with study design
  • Antibiotic intake in the past 4 weeks
  • Inflammatory gastrointestinal disorder diagnosis

Recruiting US locations

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, PA 19104

    Site contact: Alain Benitez, MD, MSTR · 215-590-1000 · BenitezA@chop.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Alain Benitez, MD, MSTR · 215-590-1000 · BenitezA@chop.edu
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