Assessing Associations Between IBS Symptoms, Nutrition and QoL in IBS Patients Using a Questionnaire

Wageningen University2,076 enrolled

Overview

This study is a cross-sectional observational study design that aimed to include 2000 IBS patients. We used several validated questionnaires, to assess IBS characteristics (such as subtype, severity), psychological features (QoL, anxiety and depression) and assess nutritional triggers. Subjects filled in the questionnaire online, and was spread across the Netherlands.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

2,076

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

No interventionOTHER

No intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * IBS-like symptoms Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years

Locations (1)

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen, Netherlands

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

IBS subtype

Assessed using the Validated Bristol stool chart

Time frame: 1 day (once )

IBS severity

Assessed by the validated Symptom severity scale (IBS-SSS), rangeing from 0 - 500; 0 very low and 500 very severe case

Time frame: 1 day (once )

Nutrition questionnaire

We composed a questionnaire containing 44 identified nutritional triggers from literature, and asked subjects if they had (0, no complaints), 1 little complaints, 2 severe complaints, after eating that product.

Time frame: 1 day (once )

Birmingham symptom questionnaire

Validated questionnaire that assesses symptoms for three domains: pain, diarrhoea and constipation

Time frame: 1 day (once )

Secondary Outcomes

Irritable bowel syndrome Quality of Life questionnaire

We used the validated IBS-QOL which asked 44 questions about quality of life related to IBS. Score ranged from 0 - 100: 100 indicating a very high quality of life, 0 indicating a very poor quality of life

Time frame: 1 day (once )

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score (HADS)

We used the validated HADS questionnaire to assess anxiety and depression in IBS patients. This questionnaire gives 2 scores: one for anxiety and depression. Scores range from 0-21, a score above 8 can be referred to as being a case for having anxiety or depression

Time frame: 1 day (once )

treatment options currently used

We self-composed a questionnaire to assess what type of treatments patients already used, and what their perceived effect was.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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