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The Multi-disciplinary Treatment of Functional Gut Disorders Study

NCT03078634 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 188

Last updated 2023-11-29

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Summary

Randomised controlled trial comparing standard outpatient clinic treatment with multi-disciplinary clinic treatment for functional gastrointestinal disorders. Patients will be followed up to end of clinic treatment and 12 months beyond the end of treatment. Symptoms, quality of life, costs to the healthcare system and psychological outcomes will be assessed.

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Functional Dyspepsia
  • Constipation - Functional
  • Faecal Incontinence
  • Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome
  • Other Rome IV Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Multi-disciplinary clinic model

Clinic model incorporating multiple disciplines for the treatment of functional gut disorders. Disciplines include: gastroenterologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, hypnotherapists, behavioural therapists and dieticians. End of clinic case conference involving clinical disciplines will also occur to coordinate care.

OTHER

Standard outpatient care

Standard care provided in outpatient clinics staffed by GI doctors only

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chamara Basnayake, MBBS · Gastroenterologist / PhD candidate

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-16
Primary Completion
2019-02-28
Completion
2020-04-28

Countries

  • Australia

Study Locations

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