Collection of Gastrointestinal Tissue Samples for the Characterization and ex Vivo Functional Assessment of Chemoreceptors
Completed
- Conditions
- Diabetes
- Interventions
- Procedure: Collection of digestive tissues
- Registration Number
- NCT02859116
- Lead Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to help scientists understand how the gut senses ingested nutrients and what kind of processes take place for their absorption in order to establish the association with diabetes and other metabolic diseases Scientists need human specimens to study.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8
Inclusion Criteria
- Men and women age 18 years and older who are having elective gastrointestinal surgery
- Able to provide written, informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Unable to provide written, informed consent
- Use of antibiotics for more than 5 consecutive days in the three months prior to the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Collection of digestive tissues Collection of digestive tissues Digestive tissues will be collected from participants undergoing scheduled (non-emergent) gastrointestinal surgery.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tissue collection Day of surgery During surgery, a tissue specimen that would normally be discarded, will be obtained and used to identify the localization and amount of different proteins that regulate nutrient absorption.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes
🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, United States