Clinical trial NCT01269671: Efficacy of Combination Therapy vs Placebo for Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain
Official title: Efficacy of Combination Therapy vs Placebo for Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Functional Abdominal Pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Functional Dyspepsia
Keywords: Functional Abdominal Pain
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IBS
Functional Dyspepsia
Melatonin
Simethicone
Peppermint Oil
mentharil
functional bowel disorders
quality of life
Lead sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2011-01-04
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 8
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: IND application was submitted to FDA on November 17th.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria: To participate in this study, the child/teen must be a patient of the FAP Clinic/GI Clinic in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, and have a parent or legal guardian who is willing to participate. Children aged 8-18 years will be eligible for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion Criteria: Children or parents who are non-English speaking, or parents and/or children with cognitive delay that precludes comprehension and completion of questionnaires will be excluded from participating in this registry.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Reduction
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Quality of Life
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Anxiety Affects
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
state: Wisconsin
Study officials:
affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin
name: Adrian Miranda, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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