Brain Imaging and Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

University of Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Treatments: Drug: placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00065754

R01AT001424-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the mechanisms, including brain imaging of placebo analgesia

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• English speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Chronic pain condition other than Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Medical condition that would contraindicate use of lidocaine
• Clinical criteria for fibromyalgia
• Presence of systemic disease such as diabetes, thyroid, gastrointestinal or liver disease, collagen vascular disease, malignancy, focal or neurological
• Seropositive HIV
• Pregnancy