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
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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
Research Studies Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
| Coordinator | Research Study |
| Lenore Keck (919) 966-8329 |
Determining factors that cause or influence IBS - need men and women with IBS |
| Steve Heymen (919) 966-2515 |
Need men and women with fecal incontinence |
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Research Studies Involving Mechanisms and Outcomes
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Research Studies Involving Drugs and Treatment
| Coordinator | Research Study |
| Sarah Causey (919) 843-1003 |
Need women experiencing fullness while eating, abdominal pain or discomfort, bloating, nausea or vomiting |
| Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328 |
Need men and women with IBS |
| Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328 |
Need men and women with constipation predominant IBS |
| Sarah Causey (919) 843-1003 |
Need healthy men and women and those with IBS for a study looking at gene markers in IBS |
| Kim Meyer (919) 966-8328 |
Need women and men with diarrhea predominant IBS |
| Sarah Causey (919) 843-1003 |
Need men and women with functional diarrhea, functional bloating or IBS for a supplement treatment trial of Probiotics |
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