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Protein-specific turnover in the human brain; Measuring protein-specific synthesis rates of the human brain using the D2O dosing method

Protein-specific turnover in the human brain; Measuring protein-specific synthesis rates of the human brain using the D2O dosing method - D2O in Brain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON55574
Enrollment
12
Registered
2017-10-18
Start date
2018-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-15

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Conditions

Brain diseases Temporal Lobe Surgery

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Universiteit Maastricht
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: * Written informed consent * Male and female patients scheduled for temporal lobectomy * Age 18 - 65 years * Compos mentis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: * Comorbidities and neuromuscular disorders of the lower limbs severely interacting with mobility, with limited or no opportunity for improvement (e.g. cerebral palsy) * Peripheral artery disease Fontaine III or IV * Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) GOLD III or IV * Use of systemic steroids in the past four weeks, other than indicated for the specific type of surgery * Use of anti-inflammatory biologicals (e.g. TNF-alfa blockers) in the past four weeks * Surgical intervention in the past four weeks * Total parenteral nutrition at day of surgery * Pregnancy * Neoadjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary study parameters include protein synthesis rates and enrichments of neocortex, hippocampus, temporalis muscle, and vastus lateralis muscle.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary parameters include whole-body protein synthesis, breakdown, oxidation, and net balance.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)