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Abdominal Pain

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging research
MeSHAbdominal Pain
4
Publications
16
Clinical trials
2023
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Executive briefingUpdating summary…Momentum: Low
Key developments
  • 1 clinical trial expected to report results, the earliest in Q1 2027.
Upcoming Milestones
Major developments
Upcoming trial readoutImportant
STTEPP: Safety, Tolerability and Dose Limiting Toxicity of Lacosamide in Patients With Painful Chronic Pancreatitis
Results expected Q1 20272026-06-03
Clinical Milestones1View
Results expected 1
Activity timeline1

Clinical trials

15 sponsors · 0 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net +0)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
16
All trials
3
Active
11
Late-stage
6
Completed
Late-stage studies

Intravenous Ketorolac Vs. Morphine In Children Presenting With Acute Abdominal Pain And/or Suspected Appendicitis: A Multi-centre Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 3 · Recruiting · University of Calgary

Peppermint Oil for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: the MINT Study

Phase 3 · Completed · St. Antonius Hospital

Examining the Effect of Ondansetron on Bowel Prep Success

Phase 4 · Completed · State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Multimodal Analgesic Technique for Control of Post-laproscopy Abdominal Pain in Patient Undergoing Diagnostic Gynacological Laproscopy. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 4 · Completed · Cairo University

Management of Abdominal Pain in Acute Gastroenteritis Patients With Hyoscine Butylbromide: Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial

Phase 4 · Completed · Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Intravenous Ketorolac Vs. Morphine In Children Presenting With Suspected Appendicitis: A Pilot Single Center Non Inferiority Randomised Controlled Trial

Phase 3 · Completed · Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Recently completed

Peppermint Oil for the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Abdominal Pain in Children: the MINT Study

Phase 3 · Completed · St. Antonius Hospital

Examining the Effect of Ondansetron on Bowel Prep Success

Phase 4 · Completed · State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Intravenous Ketorolac Vs. Morphine In Children Presenting With Suspected Appendicitis: A Pilot Single Center Non Inferiority Randomised Controlled Trial

Phase 3 · Completed · Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Management of Abdominal Pain in Acute Gastroenteritis Patients With Hyoscine Butylbromide: Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial

Phase 4 · Completed · Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Multimodal Analgesic Technique for Control of Post-laproscopy Abdominal Pain in Patient Undergoing Diagnostic Gynacological Laproscopy. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 4 · Completed · Cairo University

Non Operative Treatment for Acute Appendicitis: Study on Efficacy and Safety of Antibiotic Treatment (Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid) in Patients With Right Sided Lower Abdominal Pain

Phase 4 · Completed · Maggiore Bellaria Hospital, Bologna

Research activity

4 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20172023
Major themes8
  • Colonic Neoplasms1
  • Colorectal Neoplasms1
  • Enteric Nervous System1
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation1
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome1
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome1
  • Mental Disorders1
  • Mucositis1
Leading journals4
  • JAMA network open1
  • Microbiome1
  • Molecular psychiatry1
  • The journal of headache and pain1
Leading researchers8
  • Adams JB1
  • Bhatt RR1
  • Borody T1
  • Caporaso JG1
  • Cheng Y1
  • Chittick L1
  • Delgado MG1
  • Fang M1
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
  • A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona1
  • Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology1
  • BioTechnology Institute1
  • Center for Immunology1
  • Centre for Digestive Diseases1
  • G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience1

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Sensation of discomfort, distress, or agony in the abdominal region.

Identifiers
MeSHAbdominal Pain
References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.