Sugar alcohol drink may reveal hidden gut sensitivity
NCT ID NCT07817706
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Mayo Clinic researchers are testing whether drinking mannitol, a sugar alcohol, can safely measure how sensitive the small intestine is. About 20 healthy adults without gut disorders will swallow one of three mannitol solutions at different concentrations, each tagged with a tiny radioactive tracer. Scans track where the liquid goes and how quickly, while participants rate symptoms like pain, bloating, and nausea. The goal is to find the concentration that reliably produces a range of responses, setting a normal benchmark for future studies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mannitol, a sugar alcohol solution given at three different concentrations
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a simple, noninvasive way to measure small bowel sensitivity and help explain hard-to-diagnose gut symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study in healthy people, so the results may not apply to patients with gut-brain disorders. The test involves radiation exposure and may not reliably provoke or measure symptoms.
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Study facts
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- 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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * No current gastrointestinal symptoms * No prior history of GI disorders, in particular DGBIs * Ability to provide informed consent * Ability to participate in study procedures * Absence of other diseases (structural or metabolic) which could interfere with interpretation of the study results * For females, must not be pregnant or lactating due to radiation exposure. * Stable doses of thyroid replacement, estrogen replacement, low-dose aspirin for cardioprotection, and birth control are permissible. Exclusion Criteria * Subjects on any medications that impact transit or integrity of small bowel mucosal barrier (e.g. chronic NSAIDS) of the GI tract will be excluded. * Patients with prior bowel surgery (not including appendectomy and cholecystectomy) * Patients who may have altered sensation (central sensitization or conditions that may induce bowel hyperalgesia) based on PI review of medical history (ie, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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