abelled-butyrate and labelled-glucose breath testing to detect mesenteric ischemia, a proof of principle study in healthy volunteers
- Conditions
- Chronic mesenteric ischemiaintestinal oxygen shortage10018031
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
* *18 years of age
* Experience with cycling
* Signed informed consent
* Unremarkable medical history (no gastrointestinal diseases, no cardiac or
pulmonary diseases)
* No gastrointestinal complaints
Exclusion Criteria
* Unable to sign informed consent
* Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The possibility of detecting mesenteric ischemia by 13C-butyrate, 13C-glucose,<br /><br>and 13C-glucose and D-butyrate breath testing by differences in timing and<br /><br>concentration of the peak of expired 13CO2 and DHO between control and<br /><br>intervention group.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>To determine the optimal oral dose of D-butyrate for the measurement of<br /><br>D-butyrate metabolism in enterocytes by performing a DHO breath test</p><br>