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Study NCT ID:
NCT04131751
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2021-11-01
First Post:
2019-10-15
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Application of Clinical Metagenomics in the Diagnosis of Ascites
Sponsor:
University Hospital Freiburg
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Establishing of Next Genaration Sequencing Methods for Microbiological Diagnostic of Ascitic Fluid Infections
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2021-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Infection of the ascitic fluid is a serious complication associated with high morbidity and mortality. This fluid is often colonized with bacteria that can cause infection of the peritoneum and possibly sepsis. Many bacteria of the human intestinal microbiome can't be cultured by standard methods; therefore it seems likely that many of the relevant bacteria are not discovered in routine diagnostics, but may be relevant to pathogenesis. Culture-independent approaches such as NGS (Next generation Sequencing) have in principle made it possible to study or prove complex microbial colonization. Because NGS is a relatively new technology, microbiological diagnostic protocols need to be further customized and refined to integrate with the standard diagnostic workflow, if necessary. For microbiological diagnostics, material is collected from the appropriate ascites patients and sent for microbiological diagnostics. Afterwards the cultural diagnostics are carried out as part of the patient care at the university hospital. In this study the investigators plan to use these samples to analyze and compare the presence of bacteria by NGS in parallel to the culture diagnostics, and then compare it to the patients' gut microbiome, to understand the possible effect of the microbiome on ascites pathogenesis and outcome.
Detailed Description:
None
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: