The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Among Adults

University of Aleppo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Colonic Diseases, Functional

Treatments: Other: ROME IV Criteria

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05340400

PRIBS Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a multicenter cross-sectional study on the prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and the risk factors associated with it. The Rome IV criteria is used for diagnosing IBS. A questionnaire-guided interview will be applied to all subjects.

Full description

: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common functional bowel disorder characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort associated with defecation or an altered bowel habit. IBS can be divided into four subtypes according to the predominant bowel pattern: diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D), constipation-predominant (IBS-C), and both diarrhea and constipation (IBS-M), and when a stool pattern cannot be categorized under any of the above three patterns (IBS-U).

For clinicians, diagnosis of IBS can be challenging because symptoms can be variable over time, and what makes it a real challenge is the absence of a gold diagnostic standard for this syndrome. That is why experts developed the Rome criteria in 2006, which is constantly revised. The latest update of these criteria was published in 2016 as Rome IV.

Unfortunately, studies have indicated higher rates of psychological comorbidity including suicidal ideation and depression among IBS patients, and a significant reduction in health-related quality of life, this negatively affects the productivity of the individual in society. Epidemiological studies of this syndrome have indicated a greater prevalence among women than men, and adolescents among other age groups.

However, despite these attempts by researchers to determine the prevalence patterns and risk factors for this syndrome, many of them are still not sufficiently defined. Hence, our study came to determine the prevalence and risk factors of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among adults.

Enrollment: 5,500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteer to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Poorly-controlled hyperthyroidism
• Poorly-controlled hypothyroidism
• Poorly-controlled hyperparathyroidism
• Liver disease
• Paralysis
• Parasitic diseases (worms ...)
• Celiac disease
• Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease or Ulcerative colitis)
• Lactose intolerance
• Cancer or tumor in the digestive tract

Trial design

5,500 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients diagnosed with IBS

Description:

Collaborators will use Rome IV criteria for diagnosing IBS, and then divide participants into those with and without the disease.

Treatment:

Other: ROME IV Criteria

Patients not diagnosed with IBS

Description:

Collaborators will use Rome IV criteria for diagnosing IBS, and then divide participants into those with and without the disease.

Treatment:

Other: ROME IV Criteria