Spatial relationships and cultivation of the microbiome

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039545

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-10

Start date

2026-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Establish method using healthy participants

Interventions

Group 1: Stool samples from healthy volunteers (n=10) will be used to (1) visualize the spatial arrangement of microbial species via CLASI-FISH and (2) transfer stool-derived microbial consortia into

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Capable of giving informed consent, voluntary participant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Heart failure NYHA class I–IV Renal insufficiency stage 1–5 Hepatic insufficiency Child-Pugh A/B/C Presence of severe rheumatic disease Presence of severe autoimmune disease Antibiotic use within the last 4 weeks Malignant disease within the last ten years Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Establishment of a method for examining the spatial arrangement of microbial species in stool samples Establishment of the cultivation of microbial species from stool samples and transfer into a co-culture system	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichaela Herz

Universität Heidelberg

michaela.herz@uni-heidelberg.de+49622156611534

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026