Research Awards and Grants
Children’s GI Research Network
IBS Patients: Their Illness Experience and Unmet Needs
Incontinence Studies

In April of 2011, IFFGD presented six research awards to clinical and basic investigators. This latest round of awards continues a support process that IFFGD began in 2003. Recipients of competitive grants and awards are chosen under the guidance of our Scientific Committee that is comprised of internationally recognized experts in the field, ensuring that quality science is supported.
These grants and awards support existing scientists and encourage new researchers to enter the field. The clinical and basic research we support spans the range of functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders research in adults and children.

In 2008, IFFGD provided the first grant to help create the first network for the study and treatment of pediatric functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs). The Children’s GI Research Network currently includes six investigators from around the U.S. Creation of this pediatric network is a tremendous milestone for the field of FGIMDs. By pooling study resources and findings, the aim of improving quality of care of children with these conditions will most likely be achieved.

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) remains a common but puzzling condition. To shed light on the disorder and how patients experience its symptoms and treatments, IFFGD sponsored and collaborated with the UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders in 2007 to conduct a comprehensive online survey of patients diagnosed with IBS. Study findings were revealing and widely distributed, including publication in the peer-reviewed Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. This study raises important awareness among regulators such as the FDA, care providers, and the public.

In 2007, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted the first State-of-the-Science Conference that looked at bowel incontinence in adults. This type of NIH conference benefits patients by analyzing and reporting on the current state of treatments and future research needs. The history of this landmark NIH conference can be traced to the first prevalence study of bowel incontinence, which was supported by IFFGD and published in JAMA in 1995. That was followed up by a 2002 consensus conference sponsored by IFFGD that looked at available treatment options and needs for incontinence, which stimulated NIH interest.

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