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Efficacy of Rifaximin in Patients With Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth Presenting With Abdominal Bloating.

NCT06772064 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 115

Last updated 2025-05-16

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Summary

Abdominal bloating is a common clinical symptom in the digestive system, with obscure origins and complex mechanisms. Its etiology can be attributed to organic diseases and various Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs). In recent years, the roles of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), Oral-Cecal Transit Time (OCTT), and gut microbiota dysbiosis in Functional Abdominal Bloating/Distention (FAB/D) have garnered increasing attention. Currently, there is a lack of diagnostic tests and effective treatment measures for patients with bloating. The hydrogen/methane breath test is a safe, economical, and non-invasive examination recommended for diagnosing SIBO. Rifaximin, an antibiotic that acts exclusively in the intestines, has been widely validated for its efficacy in SIBO and in patients with SIBO co-occurring with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). However, research on the role of SIBO in the production of bloating symptoms and the extent to which rifaximin treatment of SIBO alleviates symptoms in clinical bloating patients is still lacking. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of rifaximin in patients with SIBO who primarily present with bloating. Exploring clinical treatment options for bloating provides a reference for its management. Furthermore, questionnaires on psychiatric symptoms and fecal microbiota analysis for patients with bloating-type SIBO can help clarify the etiology of bloating, offering a basis for the etiological treatment of bloating patients in the next steps.

Conditions

  • SIBO

Interventions

DRUG

Rifaximin (drug)

Rifaximin 0.4g bid for 2 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Xiuli Zuo

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-15
Primary Completion
2025-12-01
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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