Table 2.
Timing of study measurements.
| Measurement | Lead-in week –2 | Lead-in week –1 | Baseline | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Follow-up week 8 |
| Nepean Dyspepsia Index | ✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
| Anthropometrya |
|
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
|
| 3-Day diet record |
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
|
|
| Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Daily bowel diary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blood samples |
|
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
✓ |
|
|
| Stool samples |
|
|
✓ |
|
|
|
|
|
✓ |
|
|
aMeasured height, weight, and waist circumference at baseline and week 6; measured weight only at weeks 2 and 4.