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Intestinal absorption test using 13C-labeled compounds

Intestinal absorption test using 13C-labeled compounds - Intestinal absorption test using 13C-labeled compounds

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000014792
Enrollment
110
Registered
2014-08-08
Start date
2014-08-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Interventions

Using endoscopy, we spray 13C labeling reagent in duodenum. 13C labeling reagent consists of mixture of 13C- palmitic acid 200mg and 20ml RACOL&amp
reg
.Patients&#39
breath is collected up to 360 minutes every 30 minutes. Then, the 13CO2 in exhaled breath is measured using an infrared spectrometer UBit-IR200.

Sponsors

Ehime University, Departments of Gastroenterology and Metabology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy people or patients with metabolic syndrome including NASH

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Egg-allergic patient Patients that can not perform properly breath sampling Patients that can not perform upper gastrointestinal endoscopy because of systemic state Patients with chronic liver disease other than NASH

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
nothing

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHiroki Utsunomiya

Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine Departments of Gastroenterology and Metabology

lopp_august@yahoo.co.jp0899605308

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026