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Filter by:This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled, efficacy and safety study of adult outpatients diagnosed with CVS and experiencing recurring episodes of stereotypical vomiting.
Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder that is a significant health care problem. It affects 1-2% of the population and imposes an enormous burden on patients, families and the health care system. Due to the recalcitrant nature of the disease, patients have high rates of health care utilization with multiple emergency department visits and hospitalizations. These in turn lead to school and work absenteeism, job loss, divorce and even disability. CVS is also associated with multiple comorbid conditions such as anxiety and depression, which further contribute to disease severity. Both neuroimaging studies and other data demonstrate the role of the central nervous system in the pathophysiology of CVS with stress being a significant trigger for episodes of CVS. In summary, CVS is common, disabling and expensive and is associated with significant psychosocial comorbidity that contributes to impaired quality of life . Our current healthcare delivery model is disease-centric and does not adequately address the psychosocial barriers that contribute to poor health in this patient population. We propose a novel, collaborative, integrative health care model that shifts the paradigm of care from one that is episodic and disease-centered to a patient-centered approach that addresses psychosocial determinants of health not addressed in our current traditional health care system. We will incorporate meditation practices that have been shown to reduce psychological distress and also add a care coordinator to our health care delivery team. The primary role of the care coordinator is to identify patient goals, preferences and barriers to self-management and address psychosocial and environmental issues that determine health. Patients will be randomized to either the integrative health care model or usual care. The primary aim of our study is to determine the impact of our proposed integrative health care model on health care outcomes which will include a reduction in psychological distress, improvement in coping skills for managing chronic disease, cognitive symptom management, improvement in health-related quality of life and reduction in health care utilization. This collaborative effort between physicians, community partners, and allied health personnel will redesign the health care delivery system, facilitate access to appropriate healthcare services, optimize chronic disease management and improve overall healthcare outcomes.
Cyclic vomiting syndrome is a disorder characterized by nausea and vomiting, separated by periods without any symptoms. There is very little research on this field at this point and most doctors do not fully understand the disorder. The goal of this study is to assess how the stomach empties food. Participants will be asked to participate in this study because either (a) they have been diagnosed and/or treated for cyclic vomiting syndrome in the past, or (b) they are physically healthy. The study seeks to compare how a healthy person's stomach empties to how the stomach of someone with cyclic vomiting disorder empties.
This study evaluates the efficacy of auricular neurostimulation via an non-invasive percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulator in children and adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome.
The main purpose of this study is the comparison of frequency of vomiting episodes (number of episodes per year) observed during the year after the begin of Q10 coenzyme treatment to frequency observed during the year before the begin of this treatment in children with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Secondary purposes are the evaluation of life quality of parents and children, of treatment safety and its economic cost compared to other recommended treatments.