| First Published on Clinicaltrials.gov: |
7/10/2008 |
| Status: |
Currently Recruiting |
| ClinicalTrials.gov ID: |
NCT00714805 |
| Sponsor: |
Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Purpose: |
The present study will investigate the GI transit time in a large cohort of patients and controls using a noninvasive technique that measure hydrogen gas production with the digestion of lactulose in a measured substrate load presented to the bowel. |
| Phase: |
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| Treatment Type: |
Breathalizer Type Device |
| Trial Type: |
Other |
| Estimated Enrollment: |
60 |
| Eligibility: |
18 years to 89 years. Both Genders. Accepting healthy volunteers. |
| Details: |
This study will examine how much time it takes for the food to travel along the intestines from mouth or stomach (if you have a feeding tube) to the end of the large intestine using a special instrument that measures hydrogen gas in your breath. |
| Collaborator(s): |
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| Location(s): |
- Philadelphia, PA, 19104, United States
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| Primary Investigator: |
Terry Heiman-Patterson, MD |
| Contact: |
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