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. 2021 Feb 9;2021(2):CD008013. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008013.pub3

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