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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01662791
Date of registration: 07/08/2012
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Mayo Clinic
Public title: Weight Loss in Parkinson's Disease and Role of Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
Scientific title: Weight Loss in Parkinson's Disease and the Potential Role of Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
Date of first enrolment: September 2012
Target sample size: 49
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01662791
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     John Di Baise, MD
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Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Mayo Clinic
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parkinson's Disease

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Wheelchair-bound, akinetic individuals

2. Tube-fed individuals

3. Presence of dementia

4. Unwilling or unable to complete the tests

5. Allergic or intolerant to rifaximin

6. Presence of chronic upper or lower gastrointestinal disorders that have symptoms that
may be confused with SBBO (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease,
celiac disease, functional dyspepsia, gastroparesis, and chronic pancreatitis)

7. Presence of prior surgery on the gastrointestinal tract except cholecystectomy,
appendectomy or herniorrhaphy

8. Presence of severe concomitant acute or chronic medical condition that may interfere
with the completion or interpretation of the test results

9. Women of childbearing potential. Given the age of patients with Parkinson's disease,
we do not anticipate this being a large population.

10. Use of antibiotics within 1 month of breath testing



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: Rifaximin
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of Subjects With Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth (SBBO) [Time Frame: Baseline to 2 hours]
Secondary Outcome(s)
PD-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQ-39) [Time Frame: baseline]
PD-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (PDQ-39) Over Time in Case Group [Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months]
Paffenbarger Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ) [Time Frame: Baseline]
Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index (GISSI) [Time Frame: Baseline]
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [Time Frame: Baseline]
Gastrointestinal Symptom Severity Index (GISSI) Over Time in Case Group [Time Frame: baseline, 3 months]
Weight Change in Case Group After Treatment [Time Frame: baseline, 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
11-006817
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 04/08/2016
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01662791
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