Brain Imaging and Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

N/ACompletedNCT00065754

University of Florida50 enrolled

Overview

This study examines the mechanisms, including brain imaging of placebo analgesia

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

placeboDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: * Irritable Bowel Syndrome * English speaking Exclusion criteria: * Chronic pain condition other than Irritable Bowel Syndrome * Medical condition that would contraindicate use of lidocaine * Clinical criteria for fibromyalgia * Presence of systemic disease such as diabetes, thyroid, gastrointestinal or liver disease, collagen vascular disease, malignancy, focal or neurological * Seropositive HIV * Pregnancy

Locations (1)

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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