CTRI/2018/08/015365.
Study name | Study of efficacy of drug amitriptyline in reducing pain symptoms in children with functional abdominal pain: comparison with placebo |
Methods | Randomised, parallel‐group, placebo‐controlled trial |
Participants | Children and adolescents aged 7 to 8 years with a functional abdominal pain disorder (FAPD) according to the ROME IV criteria |
Interventions | Amitriptyline (10 to 25 mg/day) or placebo for 12 weeks |
Outcomes | Primary outcome: effect of amitriptyline on intensity, duration, frequency of pain and daily activity based on the PAIN SCORE TABLE 12 weeks after starting medication. Secondary outcome: effect of amitriptyline on intensity, duration, frequency of pain and daily activity at 1 month after starting medication |
Starting date | May 2018 to December 2019 |
Contact information | Principal Investigator: Ujjal Poddar, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences |
Notes | ctri.nic.in Identifier: CTRI/2018/08/015365 Principal investigator was contacted, but no response received |
CGI: clinical global impression; FOS: Fructo‐oligosacharides