Clinical trials: Intestinal Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis
Detection of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Activity in Rectal Tissues From Human Subjects
This is a pilot study. The purpose of the study is to facilitate the development of a new biomarker of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) function using rectal tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT01078740
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CF Therapeutics Development Network Coordinating Center
Tuberculosis, Gastric Cancer
Volatiles in Breath and Headspace Analysis - Diagnostic Markers
Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) directly from tissue by headspace analysis (skin, surgery material, other tissue) and exhaled breath is feasible using affordable user-friendly novel nano-chemo sensors that can…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Gastric Cancer, Peptic Ulcer, Atrophic Gastritis
- Trial name
- Volatolome (NCT03228095)
- Testing
- VOC detection in breath and in skin headspace, Breath sampling, Upper endoscopy with biopsies
- Where
- Latvia
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Latvia
Pulmonary Inflammation, Cystic Fibrosis
Modulation of Intestinal and Pulmonary Inflammation by Lactobacillus Diet Supplementation in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis
Pulmonary inflammation is an independent risk factor for disease progression in cystic fibrosis patients (CF). Yet, no effective treatment is known to reduce this detrimental inflammation.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Inflammation, Cystic Fibrosis, Microbiota
- Trial name
- MoHuM-1 (NCT01837355)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
Chronic Liver Disease
An Observational Study Evaluating Patients With Chronic Liver Diseases Associated With Hepatic Steatosis
Hepatic steatosis may cause inflammation and fibrosis within the liver potentially leading to end-stage liver disease cirrhosis, liver failure and death.
- Trial name
- FALL (NCT05335603)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Cystic Fibrosis
Development Of An Innovative Panel of Methods To Measure Intestinal Macronutrient Digestion, Absorption, and Function
Malnutrition is a significant problem in children and adults with Cystic fibrosis (CF). An impaired intestinal digestion and absorption capacity is one of the main factors responsible for the malnutrition in CF.
- Trial name
- NCT01494909
- Testing
- Ensure plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Crohn Disease
Biomarkers of Intestinal Fibrosis in Small Bowel Crohn's Disease
This research study will evaluate if specific blood, stool and MRI tests can tell the difference between bowel wall inflammation without scarring and bowel wall inflammation with scarring that can cause bowel blockages requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT04088773
- Testing
- blood biomarkers, stool biomarkers, MRI imaging
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Microbial Colonization
Correlation Between Intestinal Microbiota, Inflamatory Biomarkers, Intestinal Morphology, Hepatic Fibrosis Degree and Vascular Reactivity.
Metabolic, inflammatory status, intestinal permeability biomarkers, and gut microbiota composition were investigated in individuals with varying levels of adiposity and glucose tolerance.
- Trial name
- NCT03178006
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rio de Janeiro State University
Liver Fibroses, Alcohol-Induced Disorders
Alcohol Challenge On Liver and Gut Measured by Liver Vein Catheterization. A Pathophysiological Intervention Trial
To investigate the effects of acute alcohol challenge on the gut and liver axis.
- Trial name
- NCT03018990
- Testing
- Ethanol
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis (CF), CFTR-related Disorders
A Prospective Study of Advanced Diagnostics in People With an Unclear Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis
Sometimes it is very difficult to tell if someone has cystic fibrosis (CF), especially when they have rare CF genes. Without this certainty, they are unlikely to get the correct treatment so their health may be affected.
- Trial name
- ADVANCE-CFTR (NCT07402434)
- Testing
- Rectal Biopsy, Rectal biopsy taken opportunistically during endoscopy procedure for other reasons., Blood test for CFTR Genotyping
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Genomic Resources for Enhancing Available Therapies (GREAT1.0) Study
This is a prospective, descriptive, observational research study designed to observe and document the clinical practice by domain experts, and how the knowledge of new findings that are published in the medical literature affect…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Hepatitis, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Trial name
- GREAT1 (NCT04306939)
- Testing
- venipuncture, Questionnaires, Additional Sample Collections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Integrated Phenotyping of the Gut-plAtelet-Liver AXIS in the Progression of Chronic Liver Disease (iGAL-AXIS)
Objective of the study Our working hypothesis is that platelets activated by gut-derived metabolites dock in the liver of NAFLD patients and amplify the inflammatory state by releasing pro-inflammatory cytokines/chemokines, which…
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, Cirrhosis, Control Condition
- Trial name
- NCT06623084
- Testing
- Platelets characterization
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stefania Basili
Autoimmune Hepatitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Liver-gut Axis Study Through Identification of Liver Disease-specific Microbiome
In this study, we aim to identify gut microbiomes specific to patients with chronic refractory liver disease and to conduct a gut-liver axis study on the pathogenesis and disease progression.
- Conditions
- Autoimmune Hepatitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Abscess
- Trial name
- LGAS (NCT06519162)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chungnam National University Hospital
Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Benchtop NMR Spectroscopy for Assessment of Clinical Human Pathologies (BRANCH-P STUDY)
This research programme seeks to combine the resources of NHS primary care, with the leading spectroscopic work in low-magnetic fields of the Wilson Group (Nottingham Trent University) to demonstrate the potential for benchtop…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cancer, Bowel Disease
- Trial name
- BRANCH-P (NCT05473325)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Willows Health
Cirrhosis
Observational Clinical Study on the Association Between Lactate-mediated Gut Microbiota Alterations and Disease Progression in Liver Cirrhosis.
To investigate the association between lactate-mediated alterations in the gut microbiota and disease progression in patients with liver cirrhosis; and to examine the correlations of lactate levels among serum, fecal, and tissue…
- Trial name
- NCT07455175
- Testing
- observational study, no intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhujiang Hospital
Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension
Evaluation of Probiotics in the Treatment of Portal Hypertension
This study is to evaluate the role of probiotics in the treatment of portal hypertension. In particular the role of probiotics on gut microbiota in liver cirrhosis patients will be studied and compared with cytokines and other…
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhosis, Portal Hypertension, Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT00831337
- Testing
- VSL3
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin
Cystic Fibrosis
Gut Imaging for Function and Transit in Cystic Fibrosis 3 Junior
Recently trial data has shown that the medicine KaftrioTM (Elexacaftor/ Tezacaftor/ Ivacaftor) improves lung function in children aged 6 to 11 years who have cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Trial name
- GIFT-CFJunior (NCT05699148)
- Testing
- Elexacaftor / Ivacaftor / Tezacaftor
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Cystic Fibrosis
Development and Validation of a Disease Specific PROM to Assess Abdominal Involvement in Patients With CF (CFAbd-Score)
Development, validation and evaluation of a new multimodal questionnaire to assess and quantify the abdominal involvement in patients with the inherited life shortening multi-organ disease Cystic fibrosis.
- Trial name
- CFAbd-Score (NCT03052283)
- Testing
- Questionnaire Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane
Cirrhosis, Periodontitis
Oral Gut Liver Axis in Cirrhosis
This will be a prospective study of cirrhotics and healthy controls comparing their oral microbiota, endotoxemia and systemic inflammation at baseline and at 30 days after clinically indicated systematic oral cleansing and…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Periodontitis, Gingivitis
- Trial name
- NCT03030820
- Testing
- Dental Cleaning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
All Diagnosed Health Conditions, ADD/ADHD
At-Home Research Study for Patients With Autoimmune, Inflammatory, Genetic, Hematological, Infectious, Neurological, CNS, Oncological, Respiratory, Metabolic Conditions
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- Conditions
- All Diagnosed Health Conditions, ADD/ADHD, Alopecia Areata, Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Trial name
- NCT01931644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Microbiome-Mediated Gut Dysfunction in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
This study is designed to generate the first human evidence to date on microbiota encroachment in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- Trial name
- MODIFY (NCT05209100)
- Testing
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute