Status:

COMPLETED

Folate Absorption Across the Large Intestine

Lead Sponsor:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Collaborating Sponsors:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

University of Florida

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether the intact human colon with an unaltered microflora distribution absorbs folate and to what extent it is absorbed into the systemic circulation usin...

Detailed Description

This study supplements two earlier in print exploratory studies investigating the absorption of folate across the colon after an infusion during colonoscopy and a pre-trial with the purpose of determi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Healthy adults
  • Age 18-65 years
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • \<18 years of age, \>65 years of age
  • chronic disease (eg. history of hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, vascular, hematological, or neuropsychiatric disease) or surgery affecting gastrointestinal motility, pH or folate absorption/metabolism
  • regular use of medications affecting gastrointestinal pH, motility or folate absorption/metabolism (eg. anti-acid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs \[NSAIDS\] such as aspirin/ibuprofen, phenytoin, sulfasalazine, phenobarbital, primidone, and cimetidine)
  • regularly consume \> 1 drink of alcohol/d or current smoking (last 6 months)
  • planning a pregnancy, pregnant, breast feeding or the use of high-dose oral contraceptives/hormone replacement therapy
  • known sensitivity to Calcium Leucovorin
  • 130mL of blood is \> 5% of total blood volume

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    9 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00941174

    Start Date

    September 1 2008

    End Date

    March 1 2009

    Last Update

    December 31 2013

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    The Hospital For Sick Chidlren

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada