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Lead
Novartis
Age
18–65
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Women of 18 - 65 years of age with IBS-D as defined by the Rome II criteria.
The Rome II criteria is a system used for diagnosing functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome. It involves completing of a questionnaire about gastrointestinal symptoms.
Patients who are 50 years of age and older must have had a colonoscopy OR a flexible sigmoidoscopy plus a double-contrast barium enema within the past 5 years, which demonstrated no clinically significant findings.
Clinically significant findings may include but are not limited to malignant tumors, multiple (≥3) or advanced adenomas, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticulitis, ischaemic colitis, lymphocytic colitis, or collagenous colitis.
Patients must report ≥ 3 days with IBS-related abdominal pain/discomfort plus at least 3 days of 2 or more of the following events during the baseline period:
≥ 3 bowel movements/day
Bowel urgency
Loose or watery stool
You may not be if
Patients who answer "yes" to either or both of the two weekly satisfaction questions during the baseline period. The questions are: (1) Over the past week did you have satisfactory relief of your IBS-related abdominal pain/discomfort? (2) Over the last week did you have satisfactory relief of your overall IBS-D symptoms?
Patients with hard or lumpy stools for more than one day during the baseline period.
Lactose intolerant patients relieved on a lactose free diet.
Use of antidepressants (tricyclic, SSRI etc), opioid analgesic drugs or drugs specifically affecting bowel motility during the course of the trial.
Women of child-bearing potential who do not use an acceptable methods of contraception.
