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The role of intestinal microbiota and permeability in inflammation and in the pathogenesis of morbid obesity

Completed
Conditions
obesity
10018424
10019654
Registration Number
NL-OMON32675
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Research population:
* BMI >35 kg/m2
* age 18-60 years;Healthy Controls:
* BMI 20-25
* age 18-60 years

Exclusion Criteria

* Age <18 or >60 years
* Diabetes Mellitus type I
* Inflammatory diseases such as auto-immune diseases (due to a higher inflammatory profile)
* Degenerative disase
* Alcohol or drug abuse
* use of corticosteroids and / or prednisolone (confounding effect on inflammatory status)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>* BMI, hip/waist ratio<br /><br>* Intestinal permeability: excretion of orally administerd sugars in urine<br /><br>* Intestinale damage: plasma markers (IFABP, ILBP and LFABP)<br /><br>* Plasma inflammation markers (CRP, IL-6, TNF-*, MPO, PAI-1, adiponectin,<br /><br>leptin, endotoxin, Endocab)<br /><br>* Insulin resistence (glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, HbA1c, lipids)</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>not applicable</p><br>
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