Clinical trials: Faeces
Dietary Habits, Bowel Dysfunction
Fiber and Water Improve Bowel Habit in Humans
Twenty healthy volunteers had their baseline parameters (symptoms, bowel habit, quality of life, fecal characteristics and microbiota) measured during a week of monitoring followed by randomization to a 14 days course of…
- Trial name
- NCT02838849
- Testing
- Fiber, Fiber and Water
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade de Passo Fundo
Urinary Incontinence in Old Age, Fecal Incontinence in Old Age
Tailoring Online Continence Promotion
This project seeks to understand whether, and how, tailoring an online continence intervention can increase engagement and uptake of health behaviors known to improve bladder and bowel symptoms.
- Trial name
- TOCP (NCT05183217)
- Testing
- Online Continence promotion program without tailoring, Online Continence promotion program with tailoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 445 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clinical Infection, Microbial Colonization
Effect of Gut Microbiota and Fecal Inflammatory Marker on Childhood Gastroenteritis
Childhood gastroenteritis establishes gastrointestinal disease and increase the economic burden, and the pediatric population is especially vulnerable to these gastrointestinal infections.
- Conditions
- Clinical Infection, Microbial Colonization, Gastroenteritis, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT03856138
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
GI Issues, Bowel Movements
The Effect of Humiome® Post LB on Gut COMFort in healthY Adult Volunteers
The goal of this double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study is to evaluate the effect of an 8-week supplementation of Humiome ® Post LB (170 mg) on bowel movements in healthy adult volunteers compared to Placebo adjusted…
- Conditions
- GI Issues, Bowel Movements, Gastrointestinal Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06937814
- Testing
- Humiome ® Post LB
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dsm-firmenich Switzerland AG
Adults Patients, With Fecal Carriage of Multi-Drug Resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E)
Household Transmission Dynamics of Multidrug Resistant Enterobacterales
The HOME study will prospectively follow a cohort of Multi-Drug Resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E) carriers after hospital discharge, and their related household members over a 3-month period.
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT05798364)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 507 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Fecal Incontinence (FI), Healthy Female Volunteer
Dose-Efficacy of rTMS in Healthy Young Female Volunteers
This study is aimed to develop a new therapy based on non-invasive repetitive magnetic stimulation rehabilitation for FI in patients who do not respond to conventional therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT07192328
- Testing
- rTMS and rTLSMS administered using a Magstim Rapid2 repetitive stimulator at pre-identified hotspots (cortical, lumbar, and sacral regions bilaterally).
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Mataró
Bacterial Infection, Diarrhea
Milk Ingredients and Resistance Against E-coli-induced GastroEnteritis (MIRAGE)
Background: The incidence of gastrointestinal infections is very high. In Western countries at least 30% of the population suffers from at least one food-borne infection per year.
- Conditions
- Bacterial Infection, Diarrhea, Gastroenteritis
- Trial name
- MIRAGE (NCT01800396)
- Testing
- Milk protein, Milk protein rich in phospholipids
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NIZO Food Research
Gastrointestinal Health
Effects of Dietary Fiber on Gastrointestinal Function
The purpose of the study will be to assess the gastrointestinal effects of a dietary fiber in healthy, adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01495182
- Testing
- Dietary fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ingredion Incorporated
Constipation
Comparison Trial of Enema vs. PEG 3350 for Constipation
The purpose of this study is to determine if milk and molasses enema or PEG 3350 works better for treatment of fecal impaction in children who are constipated.
- Trial name
- NCT00467350
- Testing
- PEG 3350, milk and molasses enema
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Urinary Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence
Improving Women's Health by Using an Electronic Pelvic Floor Questionnaire
The overall goal of this study is to test whether an electronic pelvic floor questionnaire (e-PAQ-PF) will increase discussion rates of incontinence in a primary care setting.
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Fecal Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00880880
- Testing
- e-PAQ-PF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cardiometabolic Risk, Abdominal Obesity
Characterization of Gut Microbiota Composition and Activity After a Daily Supplementation of 4.5 g/Day of ChitinGlucan Fibre During 3 Weeks in At-cardiometabolic Risk Volunteers
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the beneficial effects on gut microbiota composition and activity of the diary intake of insoluble fiber (extract from Aspergillus Niger) for three weeks.
- Trial name
- FITACHITIN (NCT03773900)
- Testing
- Kiotransine (chitin-glucan from aspergillus niger)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Effect of Diet on Microbiome Composition
Controlled Feeding Experiment
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of dietary fat, in standard formulation, on the composition of the human microbiome in a prospective study of normal volunteers.
- Trial name
- CaFE (NCT00951756)
- Testing
- High fat diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James Lewis
Elderly Volunteers
Characterization of Fecal Microbiota in a Population Aged 50 to 75 Years Targeted by Seasonal Vaccination
The goal of this interventional study is to constitute a biological samples collection collected from healthy elderly volunteers and used for scientific purposes.
- Trial name
- FIFTY+ (NCT05972590)
- Testing
- Biological samples collection (blood + feces)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bioaster
Esophageal Varices
Fecal Calprotectin for Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Cirrhotic Patients
The goal of this cross-sectional observational study is to evaluate the accuracy of fecal calprotectin versus non-invasive scores in assessing the presence and grading of esophageal varices in Egyptian patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06908798
- Testing
- fecal calprotectin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Control Volunteers: Diet Challenge
The purpose of this study is to study the relationship between the bile acids, short chain fatty acids and bacteria within the intestines.
- Trial name
- NCT03983434
- Testing
- Inulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Colorectal Cancer
European Implementation Study on Simultaneous Screening for Gastric and Colorectal Cancers
The EUGastScreen study is designed as a quality implementation study to explore gastric cancer screening strategies within organised cancer screening frameworks.
- Conditions
- Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Colorectal Cancer, Gastric Cancer
- Trial name
- EUGastScreen (NCT07873580)
- Testing
- Fecal sample acquisition for Helicobacter pylori stool antigen test, Upper endoscopy with biopsies, Colonoscopy with biopsies after bowel cleansing
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Latvia
Rectal Cancer, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome
Feasibility and Impact of a Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation Program for the Continuity of Care in Severe Low Anterior Resection Syndrome.
Patients with sphincter saving procedures of rectal cancer usually experience intestinal dysfunction, including difficulty emptying the bowel and faecal incontinence, leading to a detriment in the quality of life.
- Conditions
- Rectal Cancer, Low Anterior Resection Syndrome, Faecal Incontinence
- Trial name
- PRELARS (NCT04612569)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Donostia
Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis in Remission
Oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether FMT by frozen stool capsules in pediatric UC patients in remission after corticosteroid treatment, can modify their dysbiotic gut microbiota by increasing the richness of their…
- Trial name
- T-FORE (NCT05202990)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation by Stool capsules, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation by Intra-rectal enemas
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Focus of the Study is on Gut Health
Effects of a Dietary Fiber on Fecal Microbiota and Metabolism
The purpose of the study is to examine how a dietary fiber affects metabolism in healthy overweight and obese adults. The fiber will be added to foods that participants will consume for two, three-week periods.
- Trial name
- NCT01518088
- Testing
- Dietary Fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ingredion Incorporated
Microbiome, Plasma Cholesterol
The Effect of Oats Containing 1.4g Beta Glucan on Fecal Bacterial Population(s) and Plasma Cholesterol in Healthy Adults With Elevated Cholesterol Levels
The objectives of this study are to examine fecal bacterial population(s) and plasma cholesterol levels elicited by 40g of Oats and Cream of Rice over 6 weeks.
- Conditions
- Microbiome, Plasma Cholesterol, Prebiotic
- Trial name
- NCT03450395
- Testing
- Hot Cereal
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D