Traditional Dietary Advice Versus a Low FODMAP Diet Intake in IBS Patients

The purpose of this study is to to assess if the new diet with a low-FODMAP(Fermented Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides And Polyols) -content yields a milder symptom picture in IBS patients compared to traditionally dietary advice in IBS. The study also aim to investigate patients compliance to either dietary advices. Further, the investigators aim to find out if IBS patients with different symptoms are alleviated in different ways, to be able to individualize the dietary advices to result in a more optimal symptom relief in each patient in the future.

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Key information

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Abdominal Pain Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases, Functional Digestive System Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Intestinal Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

IBS diagnosis
Adult (over 18 years)
Be able to read/understand/write swedish

Exclusion criteria

Severe heart failure
Severe liver disease
Severe neurologic disease
Severe psychological disease
Severe gastrointestinal disease (i.e. celiac disease, IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) e.g.)

Treatment and study plan

Diet A i.e. Low FODMAP diet

Behavioral

Diet B, i.e. Traditional IBS diet

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

Symptom alleviation through the questionnaire IBS-SSS

Time frame: 4 weeks

IBS-SSS i.e. the IBS Severity Scoring System. To assess the possible change of severity of IBS symptoms. The overall IBS score is calculated ranging from 0 to 500. A higher score implicates more severe symptom.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Göteborg University

Other

Collaborators

Aleris Specialistvård Sabbatsberg
Karolinska Institutet

Registry information

Official study title

A Multi-centre, Randomized, Single-blind, Comparative Trial: Traditional Dietary Advice Versus a Low FODMAP Diet Intake in IBS Patients

Acronym: KRIBS

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Apr 8, 2014
Registry last updated: Aug 20, 2015

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