Prevalence of Tropheryma whipplei in duodenum and colon, using real-time PCR
Recruiting
- Conditions
- prevalence of T. whipplei10017966Whipples disease
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON31715
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
18 years and older
Informed consent
Pre-endoscopy colonic cleansing with Kleanprep® (in case of colonoscopy)
Exclusion Criteria
Contraindication for endoscopy
Contraindication for harvesting biopsy specimens
Other pre-endoscopy colonic cleansing than with Kleanprep®
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Presence of T. whipplei DNA </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Quantitative determination of T. whipplei DNA</p><br>