Status:
COMPLETED
Oral Carnitine Challenge Test Guides Personalized Nutrition for CV Patients
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Dietary Modification
Cardiovascular Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators plan to use the recently developed oral carnitine challenge test (OCCT) as a tool to exam individual's trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) production capacity from their gut microbiota. By...
Detailed Description
Patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease at the CV clinics are being recruited to undergo the Oral Carnitine Challenge Test (OCCT) to assess the TMAO production capacity of their gut microbiota....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient with risks of cardiovascular disease (CAD) or CAD patients proved by coronary angiography
Exclusion
- age \< 20, hx of GI surgery, hx of malignancy, antibiotic or probiotic or carnitine supplement use within one month, liver cirrhosis, end stage chronic renal disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 19 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 19 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03781011
Start Date
October 19 2018
End Date
October 19 2020
Last Update
December 18 2023
Active Locations (1)
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 100