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Helicobacter in The Gambia (Part 2)

NCT00467155 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2015-09-24

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine Helicobacter pylori bacteria in the stomach fluids of children who are hospitalized and receiving nutritional care via nasogastric feeding (tube from the nose to the stomach) to treat malnutrition. The H. pylori strains from Gambian children may differ genetically from the strains found in the stomachs of adults from the same community. The fluid samples will be examined for H. pylori bacterial infections that may make children sick and unable to absorb food. Ninety hospitalized Gambian children, less than 2 years of age, requiring a nasogastric feeding tube will have stomach fluid samples taken via the gastric tube. Thirty mothers of children who are positive for H. pylori bacteria will provide a sample of stomach fluid. This study may help develop treatments to heal the stomach and improve child growth. This study will be conducted at the Medical Research Council of Great Britain Research Laboratories and Clinical Facility in Fajara.

Conditions

  • Helicobacter Pylori

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

    collaborator NIH

  • Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Months
Max Age
23 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-06-30

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