Pineapple power: new supplement tested for IBS relief
NCT ID NCT07103772
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a nutraceutical supplement made from pineapple and natural extracts in 94 adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Participants take the supplement or a placebo daily for 14 days. Researchers track symptom changes using questionnaires and stool tests to see if the supplement helps reduce pain, bloating, and bowel issues.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pineapple and natural extract supplement
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a natural supplement to help manage IBS symptoms like pain and bloating.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 94 participants and a short 14-day treatment period. Results may not apply to everyone, and the supplement may not work better than placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 94 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Must be over 18 years old. * Be an employee or beneficiary of UANL. * Have gastrointestinal alterations (diarrhea, constipation, etc.) that suggest the presence of irritable bowel syndrome. * Not be under any medical treatment. Exclusion Criteria: * Being under medical treatment. * Not having gastrointestinal alterations much as diarrhea, constipation, etc. * being under 18 years old. * Not being an employee or beneficiary of UANL.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez
Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico
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