Trial · NCT01912313
Measuring Nerve Activity in Small Human Intestinal Biopsies in IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Rectal biopsies from IBS patients or healthy subjects will be taken. Biopsies will be used for: 1. the isolation of submucosal plexus to perform: 1.1 live nerve
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- No phase
- Enrollment
- 99,999,999 participants (planned)
- Start
- August 2013
- Primary completion
- December 2026
- Conditions
- IBS, Healthy
Summary
Rectal biopsies from IBS patients or healthy subjects will be taken. Biopsies will be used for: 1. the isolation of submucosal plexus to perform: 1.1 live nerve recordings and Calcium imaging; 1.2 immunohistochemistry; 1.3 mRNA (Messenger ribonucleic acids) isolation and real time PCR (Polymerase chain reaction); 2.
Interventions
- Rectal biopsies from IBS patients or healthy subjects will be taken during proctoscopy Procedure
Locations
1 country: Belgium.
| Facility | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Leuven | Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant | Belgium |
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