Microbiome Changes in Travelers to Tropical Destinations
- Conditions
- Intestinal Diseases
- Interventions
- Other: feces sample
- Registration Number
- NCT02295254
- Lead Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The human gut contain a wide range of microorganisms creating the gut microbiome. The microbiome has great impact on metabolic and immunologic processes and responses. Travelers who travel to tropical destinations where the intestinal infection risk is high are prone to microbiome changes. During the current study the travelers will give feces specimen before and after the travel and their microbiome will be analyzed.
- Detailed Description
Individual differences in the microorganisms variety are affected by external factors such as food, age, geographic location, medication consumption, host genetics and exposure to microorganisms in early stages of life. During the current study the geographic location affect will be tested by comparing the microorganism environment before and after traveling to tropical destinations.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
- Travelers who intended to travel to tropical areas
- Good general health
- Medication consumption
- Background diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Research group feces sample The study contain only one group: travelers who intended to travel to tropical destinations. The participants will give a feces sample before and after the travel.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Type and number of intestinal microorganisms 1 year The participants microbiome will be analyzed before and after the travel. The type and number of microorganisms will be determined by microbiological measurements.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Center of Geographic Medicine
🇮🇱Tel Hashomer, Israel