Gluten Intolerance in Patients With Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01094041 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 26, 2010
Last Update Posted : May 10, 2013
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The specific hypotheses are:
Gluten supplementation for four weeks increases small intestinal permeability and accelerates colonic transit in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) or functional diarrhea (FD) who are HLA-DQ2 positive.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diarrhea Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Other: Gluten free diet Other: Gluten rich diet | Not Applicable |
The study design is a double-blind, randomized, controlled, parallel-group, 6-week study comparing the effects of gluten rich versus gluten free diets in diarrhea or diarrhea predominant IBS patients. All participants will keep a daily bowel pattern diary throughout the study. All participants will have negative serum tissue transglutaminase (TTg) assay, and anti-endomysial antibody test, if TTg is positive or equivocal. All participants will have the following studies performed both before and after the 4-week dietary intervention:
- Stool samples to check markers of inflammation such as fecal calprotectin.
- Blood samples to check markers of inflammation and for genetic testing.
- After ingestion of the mannitol, lactulose and sucralose sugars, urine samples to indirectly measure small intestinal and colonic permeability.
- After sedation, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy to obtain 6 mucosal biopsies from the small bowel and sigmoid colon for immunohistochemical analysis.
- Scintigraphy to measure gastrointestinal transit.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 50 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Gluten Intolerance in Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea: The Role of HLA-DQ2 |
Study Start Date : | February 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Gluten free diet |
Other: Gluten free diet
A 4-week gluten free diet provided |
Experimental: Gluten rich diet |
Other: Gluten rich diet
A 4-week gluten rich diet is provided |
- Small bowel permeability [ Time Frame: 0 - 2 hours post sugar ingestion ]Excretion of mannitol 0-2 hours after liquid formulation
- Colonic permeability [ Time Frame: 2 -24 hours post sugars ingestion ]Cumulative excretion of mannitol at 2-24 hours after liquid
- Colonic transit [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]Colonic transit geometric center at 24 hours
- Colon transit [ Time Frame: 6-12 hours ]Ascending colon emptying T1/2
- Colonic permeability [ Time Frame: 2-24 hours after sugars ingestion ]Cumulative excretion of lactulose
- Colonic permeability [ Time Frame: 8 to 24 hours after ingestion of sugars ]Hourly excretion of mannitol
- Small bowel transit time [ Time Frame: 6 hours ]Colonic filling at 6 hours (%)
- Gastric emptying [ Time Frame: 0-2 hours ]Gastric emptying T1/2
- Colonic inflammatory response [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]Sigmoid colon mucosal immunocyte count in lamina propria
- Stool frequency and consistency [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Bowel pattern diary
- Small bowel inflammatory response [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]Duodenal mucosal immunocyte count in lamina propria

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- Diarrhea or diarrhea predominant IBS patients
- Age 18 to 65
- BDQ confirms presence of IBS-D or functional diarrhea, positive by Rome III criteria
- No restrictions on Hospital Anxiety Depression score
- No abdominal surgery (except appendectomy and cholecystectomy)
Exclusion criteria:
- Serum tissue transglutaminase IgA or IgG positive or medical record of small bowel biopsy suggestive of celiac disease
- Use of tobacco products within the past 6 months (since nicotine may affect intestinal permeability)
- Use of NSAIDs or aspirin within the past week (since NSAIDs affect intestinal permeability)
- Use of oral corticosteroids within the previous 6 weeks
- Ingestion of artificial sweeteners such as SplendaTM (sucralose), Nutrasweet TM(aspartame), lactulose or mannitol 2 days before the study begins, e.g., foods to be avoided are sugarless gums or mints and diet soda
- Ingestion of any prescription, over the counter, or herbal medications which can affect gastrointestinal transit 7 days before study begins.
- Any females who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant (due to radiation exposure)
- Bleeding disorders or medications that increase risk of bleeding from mucosal

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01094041
United States, Minnesota | |
Mayo Clinic | |
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905 |
Principal Investigator: | Michael Camilleri, MD | Mayo Clinic |
Responsible Party: | Michael Camilleri, MD, Mayo Clinic |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01094041 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
09-007344 |
First Posted: | March 26, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 10, 2013 |
Last Verified: | May 2013 |
Gluten Diarrhea or diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome Colonic permeability |
Small bowel permeability Colonic inflammatory response Small bowel inflammatory response |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Celiac Disease Syndrome Diarrhea Disease Pathologic Processes Signs and Symptoms, Digestive |
Colonic Diseases, Functional Colonic Diseases Intestinal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Digestive System Diseases Malabsorption Syndromes Metabolic Diseases |