Effect of Low Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides ,Monosaccharides and Polyols (FODMAP) Diet on Control of Pediatric Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Quality of Life

Sarah Abdelrahman El Ezaby80 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the impact of low FODMAP diet on Health related Quality of life in children with Irritable bowel syndrome according to ROME IV criteria in a group of patients in pediatric Hospital at Ain Shams University

Single blinded randomized two-arm intervention study in which 42 patients with irritable bowel syndrome were enrolled to study the effect of LOW FODMAP diet ( intervention group) on their gastrointestinal symptoms and their quality of life another group of 42 patients of IBS were enrolled as a control group who were received general diet instructions and they followed the NICE guide lines for IBS management

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

low fodmap dietOTHER

elimination of high fodmap diet - High FODMAP diet: ice cream, soft cheese , yoghurt, cabbage , cauliflower, green bean, garlic, okra, onions, snow peas, broccoli, avocado , apple, mango , dates, watermelon, legumes , pulses, wheat , pasta , artificial sweeteners

NICE guidelines for IBSOTHER

follow NICE guidelines for IBS :have regular meals and take time to eat. avoid missing meals or leaving long gaps between eating. drink at least 8 cups of fluid per day, especially water or other non-caffeinated drinks, for example herbal teas. restrict tea and coffee to 3 cups per day. reduce intake of alcohol and fizzy drinks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 5 YearsMax age: 15 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * children aged 5-15 years old fulfilling ROME IV criteria of IBS diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: Patients presenting with : * Abdominal pain or diarrhea that wakes the child from sleep * Delay in onset or progression of puberty. * Faltering growth. * Family history of inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease. * History of significant weight loss . * Bleeding per rectum. * Persistence of severe vomiting or diarrhea * . Persistent joint pain. * Recurrent unexplained fever. * Unexplained pallor

Locations (1)

Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University

Cairo, Abbasia, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

improvement of irritable bowel syndrome symproms

Change in Pediactric Quality of life inventory (PedsQL) gastrointestinal symptoms module score

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

improve patients quality of life

Change in Pediatric quality of life inventory (PEDSQL) Generic core l score

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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