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Skin Biopsy for Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Pankaj J Pasricha, MD
Research Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up only one biopsy but analysis may take one year.
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial involves taking small skin samples from patients with hard-to-treat digestive problems to examine their nerve fibers. Researchers aim to understand if nerve issues in the skin are related to their digestive problems by looking at the nerve fibers under a microscope and testing their ability to grow new cells.

Eligible Conditions
  • Gastrointestinal Dysmotility
  • Small Fiber Neuropathy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~only one biopsy but analysis may take one year.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and only one biopsy but analysis may take one year. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Presence of small fiber neuropathy in skin biopsy samples

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Healthy participantsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Gastrointestinal dysmotility participantsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Skin biopsy
2021
Completed Phase 4
~980

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Johns Hopkins UniversityLead Sponsor
2,321 Previous Clinical Trials
14,873,941 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Gastrointestinal Dysmotility
5 Patients Enrolled for Gastrointestinal Dysmotility
Pankaj J Pasricha, MDPrincipal InvestigatorJohns Hopkins University
8 Previous Clinical Trials
1,409 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Gastrointestinal Dysmotility
5 Patients Enrolled for Gastrointestinal Dysmotility

Media Library

Skin biopsy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04872452 — N/A
Gastrointestinal Dysmotility Research Study Groups: Healthy participants, Gastrointestinal dysmotility participants
Gastrointestinal Dysmotility Clinical Trial 2023: Skin biopsy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04872452 — N/A
Skin biopsy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04872452 — N/A
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