Status:

COMPLETED

Validation of Breath Tests in Diagnosing Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bonn

Conditions:

Malabsorption Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Normally the gastrointestinal tract is only sparsely colonized with bacteria. The normal flora of the duodenal or jejunal aspirate contains no more than 10\^5 bacteria per milliliter. Small bowel bact...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Suspected small bowel bacterial overgrowth

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years
  • Antibiotic therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 1997

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 1998

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00872092

Start Date

October 1 1997

End Date

September 1 1998

Last Update

March 31 2009

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University of Bonn

Bonn, Germany, 53105

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