Background: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of linaclotide in patients with chronic constipation (CC) or irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) who did not respond to treatment with magnesium oxide (MgO).
Methods: This study was designed as a multicenter, open-label, single-arm, exploratory study. Patients with CC or IBS-C who took MgO and those meeting the medication initiation criteria were administered linaclotide at a daily dosage of 500 μg for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was a change in the Japanese version of the Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (JPAC-QOL) score from baseline, which was evaluated by using a paired t-test.
Key results: The patients' mean age (± standard deviation) was 67.6 ± 13.82 years. The full analysis set included 61 patients. The JPAC-QOL total score was 1.60 at baseline and 0.70 at 12 weeks, with a significant mean change of -0.89 ± 0.721 (p < 0.001). Several secondary endpoints also showed improvement. The frequency of spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) and complete SBM increased by 2.70 ± 7.254 (p < 0.01) and 2.81 ± 5.254 times, respectively (p < 0.001). The Bristol Stool Form Scale, abdominal bloating severity, and straining severity scores improved by 1.33 ± 1.274 (p < 0.001), -0.16 ± 0.563 (p < 0.05), and -0.46 ± 0.795 (p < 0.001) points, respectively. The safety analysis set included 65 patients, 7 of whom had diarrhea, which improved with dose reduction and drug withdrawal.
Conclusion & inferences: The study was conducted in an older adult population, similar to real clinical practice. Linaclotide may be an option for treating CC that shows an inadequate response to conventional therapy.
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of linaclotide in treatment-resistant chronic constipation: A multicenter, open-label study.","authors":"Tsutomu Yoshihara, Takaomi Kessoku, Tomohiro Takatsu, Noboru Misawa, Keiichi Ashikari, Akiko Fuyuki, Hidenori Ohkubo, Takuma Higurashi, Michihiro Iwaki, Takeo Kurihashi, Machiko Nakatogawa, Koji Yamamoto, Izuru Terada, Yusuke Tanaka, Masataka Morita, Atsushi Nakajima","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14938","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14938","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of linaclotide in patients with chronic constipation (CC) or irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) who did not respond to treatment with magnesium oxide (MgO).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was designed as a multicenter, open-label, single-arm, exploratory study. Patients with CC or IBS-C who took MgO and those meeting the medication initiation criteria were administered linaclotide at a daily dosage of 500 μg for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was a change in the Japanese version of the Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (JPAC-QOL) score from baseline, which was evaluated by using a paired t-test.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>The patients' mean age (± standard deviation) was 67.6 ± 13.82 years. The full analysis set included 61 patients. The JPAC-QOL total score was 1.60 at baseline and 0.70 at 12 weeks, with a significant mean change of -0.89 ± 0.721 (p < 0.001). Several secondary endpoints also showed improvement. The frequency of spontaneous bowel movement (SBM) and complete SBM increased by 2.70 ± 7.254 (p < 0.01) and 2.81 ± 5.254 times, respectively (p < 0.001). The Bristol Stool Form Scale, abdominal bloating severity, and straining severity scores improved by 1.33 ± 1.274 (p < 0.001), -0.16 ± 0.563 (p < 0.05), and -0.46 ± 0.795 (p < 0.001) points, respectively. The safety analysis set included 65 patients, 7 of whom had diarrhea, which improved with dose reduction and drug withdrawal.</p><p><strong>Conclusion & inferences: </strong>The study was conducted in an older adult population, similar to real clinical practice. Linaclotide may be an option for treating CC that shows an inadequate response to conventional therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14938"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-20DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14919
M Nyyssönen, O Vilpponen, M Ståhl-Railila, S Liesto, T Mustonen, S Pikkarainen, P Arkkila, R Roine, H Sintonen, J Punkkinen
Background: Behavioral therapy has proved effective as rumination therapy. Our objective was to treat rumination patients using multidisciplinary behavioral therapy aimed at reducing ≥2 of the rumination score.
Methods: All patients fulfilled Rome IV criteria for rumination and were referred to speech therapy for psychoeducation, diaphragmatic breathing exercises and guided eating, physiotherapy for exercises to relax the thoracic and abdominal muscles, and consultation with the psychologist and the dietitian. Symptoms, depression, anxiety, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and functional capacity were evaluated by questionnaires (Rome IV, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), 15D, and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0) at baseline and at 6-month control. Esophageal manometry was performed at 6-month control.
Key results: The study enrolled 11 patients (19-64 years, 10 female). Rumination score: 6.5 (5-8) at baseline, 4.0 (3-5) at the 6-month control, p = 0.005. BDI/8 (6-13), BAI/15 (8-29) at baseline; BDI/7 (4-8), BAI/15 (7-27) at the 6-month control, NS. 15D score: 0.800 at baseline, 0.845 at the 6-month control, NS. WHODAS 2.0 score: 15 (7-33) at baseline, 11 (7-26) at the 6-month control, NS. Rumination could be evoked in manometry in six of nine (67%) patients at 6-month control.
Conclusions and inferences: Behavioral multidisciplinary therapy significantly reduces the self-assessed frequency of rumination. These patients have more depression, anxiety and a lower HRQoL compared to the normal population.
{"title":"Multidisciplinary behavioral therapy reduces rumination.","authors":"M Nyyssönen, O Vilpponen, M Ståhl-Railila, S Liesto, T Mustonen, S Pikkarainen, P Arkkila, R Roine, H Sintonen, J Punkkinen","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14919","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Behavioral therapy has proved effective as rumination therapy. Our objective was to treat rumination patients using multidisciplinary behavioral therapy aimed at reducing ≥2 of the rumination score.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>All patients fulfilled Rome IV criteria for rumination and were referred to speech therapy for psychoeducation, diaphragmatic breathing exercises and guided eating, physiotherapy for exercises to relax the thoracic and abdominal muscles, and consultation with the psychologist and the dietitian. Symptoms, depression, anxiety, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and functional capacity were evaluated by questionnaires (Rome IV, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), 15D, and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0) at baseline and at 6-month control. Esophageal manometry was performed at 6-month control.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>The study enrolled 11 patients (19-64 years, 10 female). Rumination score: 6.5 (5-8) at baseline, 4.0 (3-5) at the 6-month control, p = 0.005. BDI/8 (6-13), BAI/15 (8-29) at baseline; BDI/7 (4-8), BAI/15 (7-27) at the 6-month control, NS. 15D score: 0.800 at baseline, 0.845 at the 6-month control, NS. WHODAS 2.0 score: 15 (7-33) at baseline, 11 (7-26) at the 6-month control, NS. Rumination could be evoked in manometry in six of nine (67%) patients at 6-month control.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>Behavioral multidisciplinary therapy significantly reduces the self-assessed frequency of rumination. These patients have more depression, anxiety and a lower HRQoL compared to the normal population.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14919"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-20DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14920
Reza Shaker, Mark Kern, Francis Edeani, Ling Mei, Elliot Yu, Patrick Sanvanson
Background: The functional relationship of striated esophagus (St.Eso) motor function with pharyngeal deglutitive biomechanical events has not been systematically studied. The aim of this study was to determine the spatio-temporal characteristics of St.Eso function and its correlation with pharyngeal biomechanics and bolus transport.
Methods: We studied 50 healthy volunteer subjects (age range: 21-82 years, 31 female) by digital videofluoroscopy. All subjects were studied in a seated, upright position. Thirteen of these 50 volunteers also underwent high-resolution manometry (HRM) concurrent with fluoroscopy. We used laryngeal excursion as a surrogate for St.Eso excursion.
Key results: Median duration of St.Eso excursion was 2.35 [1.93,2.85, 5th and 95th percentile] seconds. Mean maximum extent of St.Eso excursion was 2.84 ± 0.72 cm. We identified four distinct periods in deglutitive St.Eso motor function: P1. Anterosuperior ascent without bolus or peristaltic activity, P2. Non-peristaltic bolus receiving at the apogee of St.Eso excursion concurrent with UES opening and pharyngeal peristalsis P3. Peristaltic bolus transport as St.Eso descends and P4. Continued peristalsis in resting position.
Conclusions and inferences: 1. St.Eso motor function spans both pharyngeal and esophageal phases of swallowing for receiving and transporting the bolus, 2. Pressure signatures in HRM recordings currently attributed to St.Eso deglutitive motor activity does not represent the entirety of St.Eso peristalsis, only the part that occurs in its resting position. St.Eso peristalsis that occurs during its descent is recorded by pressure sensors initially in the pharynx. This finding needs to be considered when interpreting HRM recordings of the pharynx and proximal esophagus.
{"title":"Correlation of deglutitive striated esophagus motor function and pharyngeal phase swallowing biomechanical events.","authors":"Reza Shaker, Mark Kern, Francis Edeani, Ling Mei, Elliot Yu, Patrick Sanvanson","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14920","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The functional relationship of striated esophagus (St.Eso) motor function with pharyngeal deglutitive biomechanical events has not been systematically studied. The aim of this study was to determine the spatio-temporal characteristics of St.Eso function and its correlation with pharyngeal biomechanics and bolus transport.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We studied 50 healthy volunteer subjects (age range: 21-82 years, 31 female) by digital videofluoroscopy. All subjects were studied in a seated, upright position. Thirteen of these 50 volunteers also underwent high-resolution manometry (HRM) concurrent with fluoroscopy. We used laryngeal excursion as a surrogate for St.Eso excursion.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Median duration of St.Eso excursion was 2.35 [1.93,2.85, 5th and 95th percentile] seconds. Mean maximum extent of St.Eso excursion was 2.84 ± 0.72 cm. We identified four distinct periods in deglutitive St.Eso motor function: P1. Anterosuperior ascent without bolus or peristaltic activity, P2. Non-peristaltic bolus receiving at the apogee of St.Eso excursion concurrent with UES opening and pharyngeal peristalsis P3. Peristaltic bolus transport as St.Eso descends and P4. Continued peristalsis in resting position.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>1. St.Eso motor function spans both pharyngeal and esophageal phases of swallowing for receiving and transporting the bolus, 2. Pressure signatures in HRM recordings currently attributed to St.Eso deglutitive motor activity does not represent the entirety of St.Eso peristalsis, only the part that occurs in its resting position. St.Eso peristalsis that occurs during its descent is recorded by pressure sensors initially in the pharynx. This finding needs to be considered when interpreting HRM recordings of the pharynx and proximal esophagus.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14920"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: The prompt development of obesity/constipation is the most serious problem for both children and adults. Limited studies suggested an association between them but lacked preclinical studies. This study allows to evaluate their crosslink and to compare the aqueous extracts laxative actions of two edible wild fruits of Arbutus unedo (AUAE) and Crataegus monogyna (CMAE) in constipated high-fat diet (HFD) rats.
Methods: Wistar rats were divided into experimental groups for 13 weeks: standard (SD) and HFD groups. SD-rats were randomly redivided into 2 groups: SD and SD + Loperamide (LOP, 3 mg/kg, b.w.). HFD-rats were randomly reseparated into HFD-group, (HFD + LOP)-group, [HFD + Yohimbine (YOH, 2 mg/kg, b.w.)]-group, [HFD+ LOP]-groups+ various doses of AUAE or CMAE (75, 150, and 300 mg/kg, b.w.). Diversified indicators were investigated to achieve the expected objectives, including; fecal parameters, gastrointestinal transit (GIT), gastric emptying (GE), oxidative stress-(OxS), blood biochemical analysis, and accompanied small/large bowel histological modification.
Key results: The liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) analysis of AUAE and CMAE allowed the identification of 11 and 6 phenolic compounds, respectively. In HFD-rats, the subsequent dysregulation of GI motility was markedly aggravated. More importantly, with the same way (CMAE and AUAE)-treated groups showed alleviated outcomes for the following: most stool parameters, GIT, and GE were remarkably recovered; a similar recovery pattern was observed in the histopathological structure, OxS, and blood biochemical indicators.
Conclusions & inferences: Our results experimentally confirmed the crosslink between overweight and constipation and both fruits have potential as functional foods to reduce metabolic risk of the obesity associated with bowel dysmotility.
{"title":"Overweight/bowel dysmotility crosslinking and analogous laxative actions of two edible wild fruits in obese/constipated rats.","authors":"Soumaya Wahabi, Kais Rtibi, Chirine Brinsi, Mourad Jridi, Hichem Sebai","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14933","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14933","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The prompt development of obesity/constipation is the most serious problem for both children and adults. Limited studies suggested an association between them but lacked preclinical studies. This study allows to evaluate their crosslink and to compare the aqueous extracts laxative actions of two edible wild fruits of Arbutus unedo (AUAE) and Crataegus monogyna (CMAE) in constipated high-fat diet (HFD) rats.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Wistar rats were divided into experimental groups for 13 weeks: standard (SD) and HFD groups. SD-rats were randomly redivided into 2 groups: SD and SD + Loperamide (LOP, 3 mg/kg, b.w.). HFD-rats were randomly reseparated into HFD-group, (HFD + LOP)-group, [HFD + Yohimbine (YOH, 2 mg/kg, b.w.)]-group, [HFD+ LOP]-groups+ various doses of AUAE or CMAE (75, 150, and 300 mg/kg, b.w.). Diversified indicators were investigated to achieve the expected objectives, including; fecal parameters, gastrointestinal transit (GIT), gastric emptying (GE), oxidative stress-(OxS), blood biochemical analysis, and accompanied small/large bowel histological modification.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>The liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS) analysis of AUAE and CMAE allowed the identification of 11 and 6 phenolic compounds, respectively. In HFD-rats, the subsequent dysregulation of GI motility was markedly aggravated. More importantly, with the same way (CMAE and AUAE)-treated groups showed alleviated outcomes for the following: most stool parameters, GIT, and GE were remarkably recovered; a similar recovery pattern was observed in the histopathological structure, OxS, and blood biochemical indicators.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Our results experimentally confirmed the crosslink between overweight and constipation and both fruits have potential as functional foods to reduce metabolic risk of the obesity associated with bowel dysmotility.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14933"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142350781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: An impaired intestinal barrier with the activation of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and proinflammatory cytokine signaling, resulting in visceral hypersensitivity, is a crucial aspect of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The gut exhibits abundant expression of neurotensin; however, its role in the pathophysiology of IBS remains uncertain. This study aimed to clarify the effects of PD149163, a specific agonist for neurotensin receptor 1 (NTR1), on visceral sensation and gut barrier in rat IBS models.
Methods: The visceral pain threshold in response to colonic balloon distention was electrophysiologically determined by monitoring abdominal muscle contractions, while colonic permeability was measured by quantifying absorbed Evans blue in colonic tissue in vivo in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. We employed the rat IBS models, i.e., lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and CRF-induced visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability, and explored the effects of PD149163.
Key results: Intraperitoneal PD149163 (160, 240, 320 μg kg-1) prevented LPS (1 mg kg-1, subcutaneously)-induced visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability dose-dependently. It also prevented the gastrointestinal changes induced by CRF (50 μg kg-1, intraperitoneally). Peripheral atropine, bicuculline (a GABAA receptor antagonist), sulpiride (a dopamine D2 receptor antagonist), astressin2-B (a CRF receptor subtype 2 [CRF2] antagonist), and intracisternal SB-334867 (an orexin 1 receptor antagonist) reversed these effects of PD149163 in the LPS model.
Conclusions and inferences: PD149163 demonstrated an improvement in visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability in rat IBS models through the dopamine D2, GABAA, orexin, CRF2, and cholinergic pathways. Activation of NTR1 may modulate these gastrointestinal changes, helping to alleviate IBS symptoms.
{"title":"The neurotensin receptor 1 agonist PD149163 alleviates visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability in rat irritable bowel syndrome model.","authors":"Tsukasa Nozu, Saori Miyagishi, Masatomo Ishioh, Kaoru Takakusaki, Toshikatsu Okumura","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14925","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14925","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>An impaired intestinal barrier with the activation of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), and proinflammatory cytokine signaling, resulting in visceral hypersensitivity, is a crucial aspect of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The gut exhibits abundant expression of neurotensin; however, its role in the pathophysiology of IBS remains uncertain. This study aimed to clarify the effects of PD149163, a specific agonist for neurotensin receptor 1 (NTR1), on visceral sensation and gut barrier in rat IBS models.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The visceral pain threshold in response to colonic balloon distention was electrophysiologically determined by monitoring abdominal muscle contractions, while colonic permeability was measured by quantifying absorbed Evans blue in colonic tissue in vivo in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. We employed the rat IBS models, i.e., lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and CRF-induced visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability, and explored the effects of PD149163.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Intraperitoneal PD149163 (160, 240, 320 μg kg<sup>-1</sup>) prevented LPS (1 mg kg<sup>-1</sup>, subcutaneously)-induced visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability dose-dependently. It also prevented the gastrointestinal changes induced by CRF (50 μg kg<sup>-1</sup>, intraperitoneally). Peripheral atropine, bicuculline (a GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor antagonist), sulpiride (a dopamine D<sub>2</sub> receptor antagonist), astressin<sub>2</sub>-B (a CRF receptor subtype 2 [CRF<sub>2</sub>] antagonist), and intracisternal SB-334867 (an orexin 1 receptor antagonist) reversed these effects of PD149163 in the LPS model.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>PD149163 demonstrated an improvement in visceral hypersensitivity and colonic hyperpermeability in rat IBS models through the dopamine D<sub>2</sub>, GABA<sub>A</sub>, orexin, CRF<sub>2</sub>, and cholinergic pathways. Activation of NTR1 may modulate these gastrointestinal changes, helping to alleviate IBS symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14925"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142308209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14940
Michael P Jones, Gerald J Holtmann, Jan Tack, Florencia Carbonne, William Chey, Natasha Koloski, Ayesha Shah, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Ami D Sperber, Olafur S Palsson, Nicholas J Talley
Background and aims: The group of disorders known as Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI) were originally labeled functional GI disorders and were thought to be disorders of the gastrointestinal tract that had several psychological conditions as comorbidities. Despite mounting evidence that psychological morbidity plays an innate role in the etiology and maintenance of DGBI, none of the Rome IV criteria include any measure of psychological symptoms. This study tested the hypothesis that individuals would cluster differently if GI symptoms alone were considered versus GI symptoms combined with measures of psychological symptoms.
Methods: Data were obtained from the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study measuring Rome IV GI symptoms, psychological measures and demographic characteristics. Latent profile models were used to cluster individuals based on (i) GI symptoms only (GI only) and then (ii) GI and psychological measures (GI + Psych).
Key results: Individuals clustering into the same group of individuals whether formed via GI only or GI + Psych, ranged from 96% for a 2-class solution (the most simplistic) to 76% with 6 classes (the parsimonious system) and 59% with twenty-two classes (mimicking Rome IV). The generalisability of this finding between six geographic regions was confirmed with agreement varying between 95%-97% for 2 clusters and 71-79% for 6 classes and 51%-63% for 22 classes. These findings were also consistent between DGBI (range 94% with 2 classes to 50% with 22 classes) and non-DGBI (range 97% with 2 clusters to 65% with 22 classes) groups.
Conclusions & inferences: Our data suggest that considering psychological as well as gastrointestinal symptoms would lead to a different clustering of individuals in more complex, and accurate, classification systems. For this reason, future work on DGBI classification should consider inclusion of psychological traits.
{"title":"Diagnostic classification systems for disorders of gut-brain interaction should include psychological symptoms.","authors":"Michael P Jones, Gerald J Holtmann, Jan Tack, Florencia Carbonne, William Chey, Natasha Koloski, Ayesha Shah, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Ami D Sperber, Olafur S Palsson, Nicholas J Talley","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14940","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14940","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>The group of disorders known as Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI) were originally labeled functional GI disorders and were thought to be disorders of the gastrointestinal tract that had several psychological conditions as comorbidities. Despite mounting evidence that psychological morbidity plays an innate role in the etiology and maintenance of DGBI, none of the Rome IV criteria include any measure of psychological symptoms. This study tested the hypothesis that individuals would cluster differently if GI symptoms alone were considered versus GI symptoms combined with measures of psychological symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were obtained from the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study measuring Rome IV GI symptoms, psychological measures and demographic characteristics. Latent profile models were used to cluster individuals based on (i) GI symptoms only (GI only) and then (ii) GI and psychological measures (GI + Psych).</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Individuals clustering into the same group of individuals whether formed via GI only or GI + Psych, ranged from 96% for a 2-class solution (the most simplistic) to 76% with 6 classes (the parsimonious system) and 59% with twenty-two classes (mimicking Rome IV). The generalisability of this finding between six geographic regions was confirmed with agreement varying between 95%-97% for 2 clusters and 71-79% for 6 classes and 51%-63% for 22 classes. These findings were also consistent between DGBI (range 94% with 2 classes to 50% with 22 classes) and non-DGBI (range 97% with 2 clusters to 65% with 22 classes) groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusions & inferences: </strong>Our data suggest that considering psychological as well as gastrointestinal symptoms would lead to a different clustering of individuals in more complex, and accurate, classification systems. For this reason, future work on DGBI classification should consider inclusion of psychological traits.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14940"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-06DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14936
Yao Coitinho Biurra, Colette Naude, Sara H Marchese, Subhadra Evans, Emily Barber, Elesha Parigi, Suiyin Cheah, Olafur Palsson, Ami D Sperber, Jan Tack, Douglas Drossman, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Tiffany Taft
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) are common disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). The Rome IV criteria are the gold standard for research when diagnosing DGBI. However, bothersomeness, or the degree to which symptoms are distressing or disruptive to a person's daily life, is a potential treatment-seeking motivator that is not assessed by the Rome criteria. The Rome Foundation developed and published diagnostic criteria for clinical practice that include bothersomeness. We aimed to evaluate these constructs via patient focus groups to determine what prompts healthcare-seeking as a means to assess its value in the Rome clinical criteria.
Methods: Adults meeting Rome IV criteria for IBS, FD, or both participated in focus groups in Australia and the United States. Semi-structured interview transcripts were analyzed using Template Thematic Analysis, with three a priori and other a posteriori themes refined iteratively through team discussion and consensus.
Key results: Participants confirmed the frequency and duration of symptoms was not sufficient to reflect illness experience. Four major themes emerged: (1) Bothersomeness should be included in assessments of IBS and FD; (2) Patients find many DGBI symptoms bothersome; (3) Bothersomeness traverses multiple domains of quality of life; (4) Patients may hesitate to seek medical advice due to past negative experiences.
Conclusions and inferences: These findings support the value of the Rome Clinical Criteria. They emphasize the importance of expanding assessments of patients with DGBI to include how bothersome they perceive symptoms to be, how much symptoms interfere with their daily life, and what may moderate their decisions to seek treatment.
{"title":"Symptom bothersomeness and life interference support Rome clinical criteria as clinically relevant indicators of DGBI.","authors":"Yao Coitinho Biurra, Colette Naude, Sara H Marchese, Subhadra Evans, Emily Barber, Elesha Parigi, Suiyin Cheah, Olafur Palsson, Ami D Sperber, Jan Tack, Douglas Drossman, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Tiffany Taft","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14936","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14936","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) are common disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). The Rome IV criteria are the gold standard for research when diagnosing DGBI. However, bothersomeness, or the degree to which symptoms are distressing or disruptive to a person's daily life, is a potential treatment-seeking motivator that is not assessed by the Rome criteria. The Rome Foundation developed and published diagnostic criteria for clinical practice that include bothersomeness. We aimed to evaluate these constructs via patient focus groups to determine what prompts healthcare-seeking as a means to assess its value in the Rome clinical criteria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adults meeting Rome IV criteria for IBS, FD, or both participated in focus groups in Australia and the United States. Semi-structured interview transcripts were analyzed using Template Thematic Analysis, with three a priori and other a posteriori themes refined iteratively through team discussion and consensus.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Participants confirmed the frequency and duration of symptoms was not sufficient to reflect illness experience. Four major themes emerged: (1) Bothersomeness should be included in assessments of IBS and FD; (2) Patients find many DGBI symptoms bothersome; (3) Bothersomeness traverses multiple domains of quality of life; (4) Patients may hesitate to seek medical advice due to past negative experiences.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>These findings support the value of the Rome Clinical Criteria. They emphasize the importance of expanding assessments of patients with DGBI to include how bothersome they perceive symptoms to be, how much symptoms interfere with their daily life, and what may moderate their decisions to seek treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14936"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: Capsaicin-containing red pepper sauce suspension augments esophageal contraction amplitude on conventional manometry. This study used high-resolution manometry (HRM) to investigate if capsaicin infusion modulates segmental esophageal smooth muscle peristalsis in healthy adults.
Methods: Sixteen healthy volunteers (mean age 37 years, 14 male) underwent HRM for the evaluation of primary peristalsis and secondary peristalsis using slow and rapid air distensions. Both primary and secondary peristalsis were assessed following infusions of capsaicin-containing red pepper sauce and saline.
Key results: Capsaicin infusion significantly increased heartburn symptoms compared to saline infusion (p < 0.001), and significantly decreased threshold volumes of secondary peristalsis during rapid air distensions (p = 0.02). The frequency of secondary peristalsis during rapid air distensions was significantly increased by capsaicin infusion (p = 0.03). Neither capsaicin infusion (p = 0.06) nor saline infusion (p = 0.27) altered threshold volume during slow air distensions. Capsaicin infusion significantly increased distal contractile integral (DCI) of primary peristalsis (p = 0.04), particularly in the proximal smooth muscle segment (p = 0.048). It enhanced secondary peristalsis during rapid air distensions (p = 0.003) but not during slow air distension (p = 0.23). Saline infusion significantly increased DCI of secondary peristalsis during rapid air distension (p = 0.01).
Conclusions and inferences: Augmentation of distension-induced secondary peristalsis can be modulated by activation of capsaicin-sensitive afferents similar to mechanosensitive afferents. Capsaicin-induced augmentation of primary peristalsis isolates to the cholinergic-mediated proximal smooth muscle segment, which warrants study in ineffective esophageal motility to determine therapeutic potential.
{"title":"Effects of capsaicin on esophageal peristalsis in humans using high resolution manometry.","authors":"Wei-Yi Lei, Jui-Sheng Hung, Ming-Wun Wong, Tso-Tsai Liu, Chih-Hsun Yi, C Prakash Gyawali, Chien-Lin Chen","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14942","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14942","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Capsaicin-containing red pepper sauce suspension augments esophageal contraction amplitude on conventional manometry. This study used high-resolution manometry (HRM) to investigate if capsaicin infusion modulates segmental esophageal smooth muscle peristalsis in healthy adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixteen healthy volunteers (mean age 37 years, 14 male) underwent HRM for the evaluation of primary peristalsis and secondary peristalsis using slow and rapid air distensions. Both primary and secondary peristalsis were assessed following infusions of capsaicin-containing red pepper sauce and saline.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Capsaicin infusion significantly increased heartburn symptoms compared to saline infusion (p < 0.001), and significantly decreased threshold volumes of secondary peristalsis during rapid air distensions (p = 0.02). The frequency of secondary peristalsis during rapid air distensions was significantly increased by capsaicin infusion (p = 0.03). Neither capsaicin infusion (p = 0.06) nor saline infusion (p = 0.27) altered threshold volume during slow air distensions. Capsaicin infusion significantly increased distal contractile integral (DCI) of primary peristalsis (p = 0.04), particularly in the proximal smooth muscle segment (p = 0.048). It enhanced secondary peristalsis during rapid air distensions (p = 0.003) but not during slow air distension (p = 0.23). Saline infusion significantly increased DCI of secondary peristalsis during rapid air distension (p = 0.01).</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>Augmentation of distension-induced secondary peristalsis can be modulated by activation of capsaicin-sensitive afferents similar to mechanosensitive afferents. Capsaicin-induced augmentation of primary peristalsis isolates to the cholinergic-mediated proximal smooth muscle segment, which warrants study in ineffective esophageal motility to determine therapeutic potential.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14942"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-12DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14894
Sarah Ballou, Dipesh H Vasant, Livia Guadagnoli, Bonney Reed, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Liesbeth Ten Cate, Laurie Keefer, Sarah W Kinsinger
Background: GI-specific psychological factors are important contributors to patients' symptom experience and quality of life across all disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Clinicians' ability to recognize the role of these psychological factors is essential for formulating a biopsychosocial case conceptualization and informing treatment decisions.
Purpose: This article will familiarize gastroenterology providers with conceptualizing the role of GI-specific psychological factors in DGBI and provides stepwise, practical guidance for how to assess these during clinical encounters in a time-efficient manner.
{"title":"A primer for the gastroenterology provider on psychosocial assessment of patients with disorders of gut-brain interaction.","authors":"Sarah Ballou, Dipesh H Vasant, Livia Guadagnoli, Bonney Reed, Giuseppe Chiarioni, Liesbeth Ten Cate, Laurie Keefer, Sarah W Kinsinger","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14894","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14894","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>GI-specific psychological factors are important contributors to patients' symptom experience and quality of life across all disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI). Clinicians' ability to recognize the role of these psychological factors is essential for formulating a biopsychosocial case conceptualization and informing treatment decisions.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This article will familiarize gastroenterology providers with conceptualizing the role of GI-specific psychological factors in DGBI and provides stepwise, practical guidance for how to assess these during clinical encounters in a time-efficient manner.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14894"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11563843/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141971527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-06DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14937
Ofer Z Fass, Afrin N Kamal, Yan Jiang, John O Clarke
Background: Understanding the relationship between distal contractile integral (DCI) and mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) could shed light on new diagnostic and treatment strategies, specifically concerning nocturnal reflux. This study aimed to assess this relationship to enhance our comprehension of the interplay between esophageal contractility and mucosal permeability.
Methods: We identified adult patients who had high resolution esophageal manometry and pH-impedance tests performed within a 30-day period between December 2018 and March 2022. A random forest model was used to identify significant predictors of MNBI, assisting with variable selection for a following regression analysis. Subsequently, both univariable and multivariable regression models were utilized to measure the association between predictors and MNBI.
Key results: Our study included 188 patients, primarily referred for testing due to reflux. The most common motility diagnoses were normal (62%) followed by possible esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (22%). The mean DCI was 2020 mmHg∙s∙cm and MNBI was 3.05 kΩ. The random forest model identified 12 significant predictors for MNBI, key variables being acid exposure time (AET), total proximal reflux events, intraabdominal lower esophageal sphincter length, hiatal hernia presence, and DCI. Subsequent multivariable regression analyses demonstrated log AET (β = -0.69, p = <0.001), total proximal reflux events (β = -0.16, p = 0.008), hiatal hernia presence (β = -0.82, p = 0.014), log DCI (β = 1.26, p < 0.001), and age (β = -0.13, p = 0.036) as being significantly associated with MNBI.
Conclusions and inferences: DCI is a key manometric predictor of MNBI emphasizing the role of manometry in detecting reflux risk and the need for its consideration in reflux management.
{"title":"Distal contractile integral and other key predictors of mean nocturnal baseline impedance: The role of esophageal peristaltic vigor in mucosal permeability.","authors":"Ofer Z Fass, Afrin N Kamal, Yan Jiang, John O Clarke","doi":"10.1111/nmo.14937","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nmo.14937","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Understanding the relationship between distal contractile integral (DCI) and mean nocturnal baseline impedance (MNBI) could shed light on new diagnostic and treatment strategies, specifically concerning nocturnal reflux. This study aimed to assess this relationship to enhance our comprehension of the interplay between esophageal contractility and mucosal permeability.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We identified adult patients who had high resolution esophageal manometry and pH-impedance tests performed within a 30-day period between December 2018 and March 2022. A random forest model was used to identify significant predictors of MNBI, assisting with variable selection for a following regression analysis. Subsequently, both univariable and multivariable regression models were utilized to measure the association between predictors and MNBI.</p><p><strong>Key results: </strong>Our study included 188 patients, primarily referred for testing due to reflux. The most common motility diagnoses were normal (62%) followed by possible esophagogastric junction outflow obstruction (22%). The mean DCI was 2020 mmHg∙s∙cm and MNBI was 3.05 kΩ. The random forest model identified 12 significant predictors for MNBI, key variables being acid exposure time (AET), total proximal reflux events, intraabdominal lower esophageal sphincter length, hiatal hernia presence, and DCI. Subsequent multivariable regression analyses demonstrated log AET (β = -0.69, p = <0.001), total proximal reflux events (β = -0.16, p = 0.008), hiatal hernia presence (β = -0.82, p = 0.014), log DCI (β = 1.26, p < 0.001), and age (β = -0.13, p = 0.036) as being significantly associated with MNBI.</p><p><strong>Conclusions and inferences: </strong>DCI is a key manometric predictor of MNBI emphasizing the role of manometry in detecting reflux risk and the need for its consideration in reflux management.</p>","PeriodicalId":19123,"journal":{"name":"Neurogastroenterology and Motility","volume":" ","pages":"e14937"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}