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Study to asess the effects of Iberogast® (STW5) and Iberogast® N (STW5-II) in intestinal gas transit and abdominal symptoms of patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or functional dyspepsia.


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Every day great amounts of gas enter into the intestine from several sources, including air swallowed during meals and gas produced by colonic fermentation by intestinal bacteria. Recent studies have shown that gastric nutrients delay emptying of gastric gas in healthy subjects, and this effect is exacerbated in patients with functional dyspepsia, leading to a lower tolerance to gastric gas and greater gas-related epigastric symptoms. Likewise, patients with lower functional gut disorders, like irritable bowel syndrome or functional bloating, have an altered transit and evacuation of intestinal gas that is associated to abdominal symptoms. In addition, bloating and abdominal distension are gas-related abdominal symptoms that are common to both upper and lower functional gut disorders, and referred by a majority of patients, as their most bothersome symptoms. STW5 (Iberogast®) is a medicinal product composed by 9 herbal preparations that has been shown to promote changes in gastric tone, gastrointestinal motility, intestinal inflammation and visceral sensitivity. Iberogast® is approved in Spain for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders like dyspepsia and gastritis, as well as for symptomatic relief of associated symptoms as epigastric pain, bloating, flatulence, gastrointestinal colics, nausea and epigastric burning sensation (extract from Summary of product characteristics, SmPC) ). STW5-II (Iberogast N®) is an herbal medicinal preparation consisting of six herbal extracts (Iberis amara whole plant, caraway fruits, liquorice roots, peppermint leaves, lemon balm leaves, and chamomile flowers). It contains an extract combination of Iberis amara as an alcoholic fresh plant extract as well as plant extracts of caraway fruits, liquorice roots, peppermint leaves, lemon balm leaves, and chamomile flowers as alcoholic drug extracts. The preparation contains 31% ethanol. Iberogast N® was approved in Germany only on 07 Oct 2010 and is indicated for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal diseases like functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) . It was marketed with only very few packs to keep the license. It is approved for adolescents and adults from the age of 12 years, as for patients below the age of 12 no data are available. Iberogast N was tested in five controlled clinical trials with a dosage scheme of 3 x 20 drops/day over 4 to 12 weeks. Efficacy was proven in the indications FD (four studies) and IBS (one study). Approximately 441 participants have been treated with Iberogast N in clinical studies. The analysis of AEs did not lead to any safety signal or concern and supports the favorable benefit risk profile of BAY98-7410 (STW 5-II). Three subjects from the overall safety population that participated in 6 interventional studies, experienced at least one SAE, including 1 subject of 139 (0.71%) treated with BAY98-7410 (STW 5-II) (female, 43 years old, hospitalized due circulatory problems, treatment was discontinued) and 2 subjects (1.5%) of 133 treated with placebo (1 male, 65 years old, hospitalized due psychiatric disorders triggered by stressful life events, treatment was discontinued; 1 female, 47 years old, diagnosed during hospitalization with anemia, treatment was discontinued). All SAEs were only reported for the interventional study STW5 II/212-D-03-III-V and were assessed as not related to study treatment (Information from Investigator Brochure). In addition, laboratory investigations of the subjects during the clinical trials gave no evidence for clinically relevant changes caused by treatment with Iberogast N. Functional gut disorders comprise a large number of chronic medical conditions that may affect all the segments of the gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus to the anus, characterized by a combination of disturbances including dysbiosis, altered permeability, altered immunological responses and microinflammation, motor and sensory dysfunction, and altered processing of the gut stimuli by the central nervous system. The most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorders are functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome. Functional dyspepsia is characterized by symptoms (pain, burning, fullness and early satiety) referred to the epigastrium, whereas irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. In both disorders gas-related abdominal symptoms, like abdominal bloating and distension, are among the most frequently referred symptoms. Treatment of these gas-related abdominal symptoms is often disappointing, and patients are often advised to follow very restrictive diets, like the low-FODMAP diet, to control these symptoms. However, these restrictive diets are not harmless, because they can lead to malnutrition, and to severe alterations of gut microbiota. Now-to-date, despite the prevalence of gas-related abdominal symptoms in patients with functional gut disorders, and the multitarget effects of the herbal preparation Iberogast, with several mechanisms of action like changes in motility and sensitivity that could act on bloating and gas retention, there are no studies exploring the effects of Iberogast on intestinal gas transit and tolerance in subjects with functional gut disorders. Hence, the aim of the present trial is to determine the effects of Iberogast, and the simplified formula Iberogast N, on intestinal transit and tolerance in subjects with functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome IV criteria, using a methodology for the study of gas transit that has been largely used and validated by the investigation team. ;


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NCT number NCT04656730
Study type Interventional
Source Hospital Vall d'Hebron
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Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
Start date September 3, 2020
Completion date January 31, 2023

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