Ballou S

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

observational 2019

Prevalence of Functional GI Diseases and Pelvic Floor Symptoms in Marfan Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: A National Cohort Study

Journal of clinical gastroenterology ·doi:10.1097/mcg.0000000000001173

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Prior studies have shown a high prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, diagnoses of functional GI diseases (FGIDs), and pelvic floor symptoms associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). It is unclear if Marfan …

rct 2018

Factors Associated With Response to Placebo in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Constipation

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association ·doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.04.009

BACKGROUND & AIMS: A high proportion of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) respond to placebo in clinical trials (estimated at about 40%). We aimed to identify factors that contribute to the high placebo response rate using data f…