Massive new registry aims to crack the code on mysterious gut disorders
NCT ID NCT04506593
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a registry of up to 5,000 patients with various gut movement disorders, such as GERD, gastroparesis, and IBS. Doctors will use standard criteria to make accurate diagnoses and collect patient-reported outcomes. The goal is to improve understanding of these conditions and support future research, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this registry could help doctors better diagnose and understand GI motility disorders, paving the way for future treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It will not directly test any therapy, so benefits for patients are indirect and long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2014
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All Patients who presented to the GI outpatient clinics, in-patient consult service, and outpatient endoscopy centers within the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who presented to the GI outpatient clinics, in-patient consult service, and outpatient endoscopy centers within the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2. Carries a diagnosis of GI motility disorder based on the diagnostic criteria listed in table Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Coexisting medical conditions that may limiting participation in clinical research trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University Health University Hospital
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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