NCT01144832

Brief Summary

Purpose: To evaluate the efficiency of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) patients treatment with the H1-receptor antagonist ebastine. Design: Double blind randomized placebo controlled trial. IBS patients receive a 12-weeks treatment with ebastine 20mg once daily or placebo (1:1 randomization). End points: End point is the effect of treatment on clinical symptoms and visceral hypersensitivity which will be evaluated with a barostat test.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
55

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2009

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2009

Completed
8 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 28, 2010

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 16, 2010

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

January 28, 2016

Status Verified

January 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

2.6 years

First QC Date

May 28, 2010

Last Update Submit

January 27, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

visceral hypersensitivitymast cells

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Effect of treatment on visceral sensitivity measured with rectal barostat.

    after 12 weeks treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Effect of treatment on IBS symptoms.

    after 12 weeks treatment

Study Arms (2)

placebo capsule

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: placebo capsule

ebastine

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: ebastine

Interventions

20 milligram capsule once daily

ebastine

one capsule once daily

placebo capsule

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (ROME III criteria)
  • age 18-65 years

You may not qualify if:

  • medication: antidepressants or H1-receptor antagonists
  • pregnancy, breast feeding
  • co-morbidity: severe kidney- and/or liver disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University hospitals Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Wouters MM, Balemans D, Van Wanrooy S, Dooley J, Cibert-Goton V, Alpizar YA, Valdez-Morales EE, Nasser Y, Van Veldhoven PP, Vanbrabant W, Van der Merwe S, Mols R, Ghesquiere B, Cirillo C, Kortekaas I, Carmeliet P, Peetermans WE, Vermeire S, Rutgeerts P, Augustijns P, Hellings PW, Belmans A, Vanner S, Bulmer DC, Talavera K, Vanden Berghe P, Liston A, Boeckxstaens GE. Histamine Receptor H1-Mediated Sensitization of TRPV1 Mediates Visceral Hypersensitivity and Symptoms in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterology. 2016 Apr;150(4):875-87.e9. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.12.034. Epub 2016 Jan 2.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

ebastine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Colonic Diseases, FunctionalColonic DiseasesIntestinal DiseasesGastrointestinal DiseasesDigestive System Diseases

Study Officials

  • Guy Boeckxstaens, M.D.

    Catholic University Leuven

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2010

First Posted

June 16, 2010

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion

May 1, 2012

Study Completion

May 1, 2012

Last Updated

January 28, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-01

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