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The Diagnostic Predictability of Food Allergy Testing

NCT01791621 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2013-07-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sufferers often find that specific foods can exacerbate their symptoms; identifying which foods involves a long and arduous process. Different food allergy tests are marketed to IBS sufferers and healthcare practitioners as an easy way to identify these offending foods. Which test method might be best to use? This project compares the results of different food allergy methods versus an elimination/challenge diet to determine which method maybe superior in IBS sufferers.

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Interventions

OTHER

Elimination/Challenge Diet

An pre-specified elimination diet contains a list of food items permitted to be consumed by the study participants. These food items, selected to be consumed are whole foods of low allergenicity. The challenge phase of the diet involves introducing 8 different foods at three days intervals. the selected challenge foods will be selected based on a review of the non-IgE mediated food allergy test results by a third-party, not directly associated with the project team.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deborah A Kennedy, ND, PhD · The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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