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2024-05-06 @ 7:40 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:11 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06097598
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2023-10-24
First Post:
2023-10-19
Brief Title:
Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Medical Students Africa
Sponsor:
Assiut University
Organization:
Assiut University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Medical Students in the Middle East and North Africa
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2023-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
Irritablebowel
Brief Summary:
The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of IBS among medical students in the Middle East and North Africa and to investigate the sociodemographic lifestyle and clinical factors associated with IBS A better understanding of IBS correlates is expected to improve our therapeutic approach to IBS in this population
Detailed Description:
Irritable bowel syndrome IBS is a multifactorial chronic disease characterized with functional gastrointestinal disorder which affects the quality of life of the patient Until now the pathophysiology of IBS was not completely understood but it has been related to multiple mechanisms like visceral hypersensitivity Brain-gut axis post infectious inflammation and genetic abnormalities1 Many demographic and environmental factors are considered risk factors for the condition like sex age BMI social status and life style2 IBS outspreaded all over the world varying between 147 to 165 in east Asian countries34 As IBS is diagnosed mainly clinically many scales have been developed to provide the best sensitivity for diagnosing the condition The recent common criteria for diagnosing are ROME III and ROME VI A meta-analysis conducted by Oka et al the pooled prevalence of IBS in 53 surveys that used the Rome III criteria from 38 countries was 92 95 CI 76-108 I2 997 Contrary the pooled IBS prevalence among the 6 surveys that used the Rome IV criteria from 34 countries was 38 95 CI 31-45 I2 9665 The different prevalence rates are probably justified by the multifactorial nature of the disease and the various social status and environments from a country to another However there wasnt enough studies could define the prevalence of IBS among middle-eastern countries The prevalence of IBS varies depending on socioeconomic factors sex and age University students in the Middle East and North Africa are affected by many Lifestyle factors that participate in IBS by one way or another such as unhealthy eating habits junk or fast food cigarette smoking physical inactivity and the fact that theyre living low-income countries IBS has also been associated with psychological factors such as stress depression and anxiety Additionally as their young age genetic factors and positive family history are implicated Medical students are more likely exposed to IBS risk factors as they have limited access to healthy meals financial constraints and a excessive exposure to stress secondary to their exceedingly demanding education and frequent examinations Thus they are more probably to develop IBS than other population subgroups
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None