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The aim of this study is to define local immune responses in the GI tract to food antigens in IBS patients, with and without Brachyspira infection, using advanced imaging. We hypothesize that Brachyspira infection can cause IBS symptoms by inducing loss of oral tolerance to dietary antigens through development of food-specific intestinal immune reactions and subsequent development of visceral hypersensitivity. During this study, the investigators will perform either confocal laser endomiscroscopy (CLE) or colonoscopic antigen provocation test (COLAP) to test to which food items the participants react to. Furthermore, the investigators will perform rectal barostat examination and a sigmoidoscopy without laxatives. The investigators will collect biological samples and the participants will complete several questionnaires.


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The aim of this study is to define local immune responses in the GI tract to food antigens in IBS patients with and without Brachyspira infection using advanced imaging. The investigators hypothesize that Brachyspira infection can cause IBS symptoms by inducing loss of oral tolerance to dietary antigens through development of food-specific intestinal immune reactions and subsequent development of visceral hypersensitivity. Visit 1: inclusion, questionnaires, blood, rectal barostat examination Visit 2: questionnaires, blood, stool, diaries (food and stool), sigmoidoscopy (without laxantives) Allergologist visit (skin prick test and interpretation blood results) Visit 3: stool, confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) OR colonoscopic antigen provocation test (COLAP) Visit 4,5 and 6 only if the CLE or COLAP was positive for (at least) 1 food item Visit 4: questionnaires and dietician-led instruction which food item to exclude (positive food item(s) during CLE/COLAP), exclusion for 4 weeks Visit 5: questionnaires, stool diary, instructions re-introduction food item(s) Visit 6: questionnaires QUESTIONNAIRES Baseline questionnaires; demographic, symptoms, symptom/medication/diet history, co-morbid medical conditions IBS symptoms: IBS-Symptom Severity Scale (IBS-SSS) and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS)-IBS Psychological distress: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 (both visit 1,4,5,6, generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) Somatization: PHQ-15 for the number and severity of bodily symptoms. Gastrointestinal specific anxiety: Visceral Sensitivity Index (VSI). Sensitivity: Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI). Food avoidance and restriction: (ARFID). Stool habits and GI symptoms: 14-day GI symptom diary based on Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS). Quality of life: IBS-Quality of Life (QOL). Food intake: 4-days food diary, MealQ. COLONOSCOPIC ALLERGEN PROVOCATION TEST, COLAP: - A local allergen provocation test, where dietary antigens (soy, wheat, (egg), gluten and milk), with saline and histamine as negative and positive controls, respectively are injected in the rectosigmoid mucosa (similar to skin prick test used for clinical allergy testing). - The intestinal reaction is determined visually ("wheal and flare reaction"), and biopsies are taken to characterize the immune response. - Bowel preparation before the investigation follows the normal clinical routine for colonoscopy, and i.v. sedatives and opioids are given during the investigation according to clinical routines at the endoscopy unit CONFOCAL LASER ENDOMICROSCOPY, CLE, gastroscopy: - A probe-based endoscopic technique to study intestinal food reactions after iv injection of fluorescein. - Disruption of the small intestinal barrier in duodenum upon exposure to food antigens (soy, wheat, egg, gluten, milk, and control) can be determined. VISCERAL SENSITIVITY: •Rectal barostat sensitivity measurement: With the rectal barostat, the investigators can measure the rectal sensitivity. A balloon is inserted and inflated in the rectum in a controlled setting. The patient indicates when defined sensory thresholds are reached (first feeling of the balloon, urge to empty bowel, discomfort or pain). When the patient indicates discomfort or pain, or another reason to stop, the balloon inflation will be stopped. SIGMOIDOSCOPY: •Flexible sigmoidoscopy without bowel preparation, to interfere as little as possible with the normal gut microenvironment; fresh biopsies for specific analyses and biopsies stored for subsequent analyses. BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES: - Blood - and plasma samples: Fasting blood samples are taken for routine blood tests (exclusion of organic diseases) and to determine the metabolic profile and genetic and immunological markers of relevance to intestinal function and nerve function. Serum samples will be analyzed with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for metabolomic profile and microbial composition. - Fecal - and urine sample: The investigators will characterize the composition and function of the metabolome in detail via 16S analysis, metagenomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, cell culture and cell count. Urine and fecal samples will also be analyzed with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for metabolomic profile and microbial composition. - Biopsies (location based on the performed endoscopic examination): The investigators will conduct a detailed analysis of immune cells, proteins, nerve cells, and intestinal bacteria which will allow detailed mapping of intestinal function with respect to nerve, immune and barrier function. ;


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NCT number NCT06413004
Study type Interventional
Source Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Contact Magnus Simrén, MD PhD
Phone 0046313428107
Email magnus.simren@medicine.gu.se
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date August 3, 2022
Completion date January 1, 2027

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