Rifaximin in Patients With Diabetic Gastroparesis
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Researchers are trying to determine if subjects with diabetic gastroparesis and symptoms of bloating will have a greater improvement in bloating symptoms when treated with rifaximin.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 2 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Treatment Subjects diagnosed with gastroparesis will receive Rifaximin |
Drug: Rifaximin
550 mg by mouth three times daily for 14 days
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo Group Subjects diagnosed with gastroparesis will receive a placebo |
Drug: Placebo
By mouth three times daily for 14 days
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Improvement in bloating [Week 2, week 4, week 8]
Change is the self reported bloating questionnaire comprised of 45 questions addressing symptoms of bloating/distention
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
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Men and women adult patients, aged 18-75, with diabetic gastroparesis
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Diagnosis of diabetic gastroparesis will have been made previously using a combination of symptoms (e.g., nausea, vomiting, bloating, early satiety, abdominal pain), the absence of mechanical obstruction, and delayed gastric emptying using a 4-hour, solid phase scintigraphic study (GES; > 20% remaining at 4 hours)
Exclusion Criteria
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Prior surgery to the stomach or esophagus
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Known mechanical obstruction of the GI tract
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Current or recent (< 4 weeks) use of opioids
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Current/active use of cannabis
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Current or recent (< 4 weeks) use of antibiotics
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Current or recent use of antifungal agents (< 4 weeks)
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Prior treatment with rifaximin (< 1 year)
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Uncontrolled diabetes with a HgbA1c > 12
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Severe uncontrolled or untreated anxiety or depression.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Mayo Clinic in Florida | Jacksonville | Florida | United States | 32224 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Mayo Clinic
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Brian E Lacy, Mayo Clinic
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- 19-002908