Research Subjects Needed

At any given time, numerous studies are being carried out through the UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders. Both people with and without IBS are needed for these studies. If you are interested in participating in one or more studies, please click below on the study title for more information and then call or email the study coordinator for that specific study. It may be possible for you to enroll in more than one study at the same time.

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Research Studies Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research Studies Involving Mechanisms and Outcomes
Research Studies Involving Drugs and Treatment

Coordinator	Research Study
Lenore Keck (919) 966-8329	Determining factors influencing IBS – need men and women with IBS and healthy controls
Steve Heymen (919) 966-2515	Need men and women with fecal incontinence
Steve Heymen (919) 966-2515	Need men and women with constipation

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Coordinator	Research Study
Jane Tucker (919) 843-4906	Validation of the bloating and diagnostic severity questionnaires – need men and women with bloating
Miranda van Tilburg (919) 843-0688	Need parents with thoughts and worries about frequent stomach aches in their children age 3 through 14
Jane Hankins (919) 966-0147	Patient Education in IBS -- need men and women with IBS
Jane Tucker (919) 843-4906	Need all GI symptoms, diseases or disorders and healthy subjects

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Coordinator	Research Study
Alesia Aileo (919) 843-4838	Need women experiencing fullness while eating, abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, nausea or vomiting
Alesia Aileo (919) 843-4838	Need men and women with functional diarrhea or diarrhea predominant IBS
Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328	Need men and women with chronic constipation
Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328	Need men and women with IBS
Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328	Need men and women with constipation predominant IBS
Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328	Need women with diarrhea predominant IBS

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