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SitzMARK Evaluation of Reproducibility

Completed
Conditions
diabetes
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Registration Number
NL-OMON42885
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Male obese subjects with metabolic syndrome (n<=10): 18 to 70 years-old; body mass index (BMI) 30kg/m2 or above with at least 3 out of 5 NCEP metabolic syndrome criteria (fasting plasma glucose * 5.6 mmol/l, triglycerides * 1.7 mmol/l, waist-circumference > 102 cm, HDL-cholesterol < 1.03 mmol/l, blood pressure * 130/85 mmHg). Patients should be able to give informed consent and be on a stable diet.;Healthy control subjects: 18-69 jr oud, BMI 18,5-25m²/kg. 0/5 NCEP criteria for metabolic syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria

Cholecystectomy, use of medication including PPI and antibiotics past three months, (expected) change of diet, episode of diarrhea during study period. irritable bowel syndrome-like complaints.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>intestinal transit time measured by SITZMARK-method</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>inflammatory parameters and gut microbiota composition</p><br>
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