Clinical trials: Human Gut Microbiota
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Improving Prognosis in HIV Infection
The primary objective of this study is to assess the safety of probiotics in cART-treated immunologic non-responder (INR) patients with chronic HIV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT02640625
- Testing
- Probiotic compound
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Obesity
Investigation of the Gut Microbiota in Regulating Nutrient Absorption in Humans
We propose to study both stool and urine energy loss in 24 individuals on two experimental diets (50% increased and 50% reduced nutrient load relative to body size) in a random cross-over design.
- Trial name
- NCT02037295
- Testing
- Vancomycin, Overfeeding diet (OF), Underfeeding diet (UF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Human Pilot Study - HA35 (Hyaluronan Molecular Weight 35) Dietary Supplement for Promoting Intestinal Health
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether oral HA35 supplementation changes the normal intestinal bacteria, increases intestinal protection, decrease intestinal inflammation and permeability, and to assess any health…
- Trial name
- NCT02867605
- Testing
- Hyaluronan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Human Gut Microbiota
Effects of Pre-, Pro- & Anti-biotics on Gut Microbiota
The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast the effects of a prebiotic (Trametes Versicolor), a probiotic (Saccharomyces boulardii) and an antibiotic (amoxicillin) on the gut microbiota of healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01414010
- Testing
- Trametes versicolor extract, Saccharomyces boulardii, Amoxicillin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, Ulcerative
Advanced Metagenomic Analysis of Human Colonic Microbiota in Patients With Chronic GI Disorders
This clinical trial hypothesize that Gut Microbiota (bacteria, viruses, fungi)play a major role in the occurrence and progression of many chronic gastrointestinal diseases like Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel…
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn Disease, Colonic Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT01099111
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Fahad Medical City
Obesity
A Pilot Trial of Nabilone for the Treatment of Obesity
Obesity is a serious health problem which increases the likelihood of developing other life-changing medical conditions. Despite increasing knowledge about the neural and metabolic basis of obesity, the development of effective…
- Trial name
- NCT04801641
- Testing
- Nabilone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Influenza
Systems Biology of Flu Vaccine in Healthy Adults With and Without the Use of Antibiotics
The purpose of the study is to better understand how the use of antibiotics changes micro-organisms in the intestines. The change to micro-organisms in the intestines may change the body's vaccine immune response and alter the…
- Trial name
- VAX-002 (NCT02154061)
- Testing
- IIV Flu Vaccine, Metronidazole, Neomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Effects of Choline From Eggs vs. Supplements on the Generation of TMAO in Humans
The investigators are interested in learning more about choline, a nutrient required by the body. The body does make some choline, but it does not make enough to support health and the rest must be acquired through diet.
- Trial name
- EGGS (NCT03039023)
- Testing
- Choline Bitartrate, Pre-cooked, pre-peeled whole hardboiled eggs, Egg whites from pre-cooked, pre-peeled hardboiled eggs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Hypercholesterolemia
Effect of Beta-Glucan on Cholesterol Lowering
The primary aim of this study is to determine whether the cholesterol-lowering efficacy of barley b- glucan varied as function of molecular weight (MW) and the total daily amount consumed.
- Trial name
- NCT01408719
- Testing
- Control, 3g LMW beta-glucan, 5g LMW beta-glucan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Hypertriglyceridemia, Inflammation
Impacts of Lentils on Metabolism and Inflammation
The overall goal of this investigation is to determine gut microbiome dependent and independent impacts of pulse consumption on metabolic resilience and metabolic risk profiles for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease…
- Conditions
- Hypertriglyceridemia, Inflammation, Waist, Hypertriglyceridemic
- Trial name
- NCT04283448
- Testing
- Dietary Lentil, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Biliary Atresia
Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Biliary Atresia With Vancomycin
The goals of the proposed work are two fold: Firstly, to see if the antibiotic vancomycin may be used for the early treatment of Biliary Atresia (BA) and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC).
- Trial name
- PSC (NCT01322386)
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive
Fermented Milk Drink on Human Intestinal Microflora
Fermented milk is a popular drink. Recent studies revealed that some fermented milk containing some strains of lactic acid bacteria have health-promoting effects through improvement of the intestinal microflora and modulation of…
- Trial name
- NCT00822328
- Testing
- Yakult®300, Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cheng Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center
Infant Development, Stress
Multisensory Early Oral Administration of Human Milk in Preterm Infants
The aims of this pilot are to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Multisensory early oral administration of human milk (M-MILK) intervention, recruitment, retention, and obtain data for sample size estimation.
- Trial name
- M-MILK (NCT06230848)
- Testing
- Multisensory Early Oral Administration of Human Milk (M-MILK)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
Early Protein Supplementation in Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Human Milk
The central hypothesis of this clinical trial is that, in extremely preterm infants, protein-enriched human milk diets compared to usual human milk diets during the first 2 weeks after birth increase fat-free mass (FFM)-for-age Z…
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Breast Milk Expression, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04325308
- Testing
- Protein-enriched human milk diet, Usual human milk diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Growth and Microbiome Development in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Fed Primarily Mother's Own Milk vs. Donor Human Milk
A study to compare growth, development of the intestinal bacterial environment, and other short term outcomes in groups of babies fed primarily their own mother's milk compared to those who receive primarily donor human milk.
- Trial name
- NCT02573779
- Testing
- Observational - no intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of S. Boulardii and Amoxicillin/Clavulanate on Gut Microbiota
The purpose of this study is to compare and contrast the effects of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii, the antibiotic amoxicillin/clavulanate and the combination on the gut microbiota of healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01473368
- Testing
- Saccharomyces boulardii, Amoxicillin Clavulanate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Intestinal Microbiota and Barrier Function
Use of a Novel Synbiotic to Change Human Gut Bacteria and Improve Health in Obese Adults
This study evaluates the effect of a dietary supplement to improve gut health. The participants will take one of six dietary treatments for three weeks, and the gut bacteria and the gut intestinal barrier will be assessed to…
- Trial name
- NCT02355210
- Testing
- Bifidobacteria adolescentis BD1, Bifidobacteria animalis subsp. lactis BB-12, Bifidobacteria adolescentis BD1 and galactooligosaccharide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center